This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important
articles on political parties. They address three questions: Under
what conditions will strong party organizations emerge? What
influences the character of parties--in particular, their reliance
on patronage? In what circumstances will the parties that formerly
dominated politics in a nation or city come under attack? Shefter's
work exemplifies the "new institutionalism" in political science,
arguing that the reliance of parties on patronage is a function not
so much of mass political culture as of their relationship with
public bureaucracies.
The book's opening chapters analyze the circumstances conducive
to the emergence of strong political parties and the changing
balance between parties and bureaucracies in Europe and America.
The middle chapters discuss the organization and exclusion of the
American working classes by machine and reform regimes. The book
concludes by examining party organizations as instruments of
political control in the largest American city, New York.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives |
Release date: |
1994 |
First published: |
1994 |
Authors: |
Martin Shefter
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Dimensions: |
254 x 197 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
316 |
Edition: |
Reissue |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-00044-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political parties >
General
|
LSN: |
0-691-00044-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691000442 |
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