Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers

by Matthew Shugart, David Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart, et al.

Book Overview

This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible without political parties, because parties fulfill all the key functions of democratic governance. They nominate candidates, coordinate campaigns, aggregate interests, formulate and implement policy, and manage government power. When scholars first asserted the essential connection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521869544
• ISBN13: 9780521869546
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"