Political Parties and Democracy

by Richard Gunther

Book Overview

Political parties are one of the core institutions of democracy. But in democracies around the world--rich and poor, Western and non-Western--there is growing evidence of low or declining public confidence in parties. In membership, organization, and popular involvement and commitment, political parties are not what they used to be. But are they in decline, or are they simply changing their forms and functions? In contrast to authors of most previous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801868637
• ISBN13: 9780801868634
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"