Why Dominant Parties Lose: Mexico's Democratization in Comparative Perspective

by Kenneth F. Greene

Why have dominant parties persisted in power for decades in countries spread across the globe? Why did most eventually lose? Why Dominant Parties Lose develops a theory of single-party dominance, its durability, and its breakdown into fully competitive democracy. Greene shows that dominant parties turn public resources into patronage goods to bias electoral competition in their favor and virtually win elections before election day without resorting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521877199
• ISBN13: 9780521877190
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"