282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
283 Pages
by
Routledge
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What do we need to know about political parties in order to understand them? In his classic study E. E. Schattschneider delineates six crucial points: A political party is an organized attempt to get control of the government. Parties live in a highly competitive world. The major parties manage to maintain their supremacy over the minor parties. The internal processes of the parties have not... Read more
I: In Defense of Political Parties; II: The Raw Materials of Politics; III: What Is a Political Party? IV: The Special Character of the American Parties: The Two-Party System; V: Other Special Characteristics of the American Party; VI: Decentralization; VII: The Local Bosses: The Politicians versus the Public; VIII: The Pressure Groups; IX: Conclusions
Biography
E. Schattschneider
