Screen LibraryPolitical parties and legislative party switching
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230622555 |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 336 p. |
| ISBN: |
9780230607552 9780230622555 : 0230622550 : |
| CLC: | D05 |
| Contents: | Preface * List of Tables and Figures * Part One. The Importance of Party Switching * Introduction: Legislative Party Switching, Parties, and Party Systems- William B. Heller and Carol Mershon * 2 Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Models of Party Switching-William B. Heller and Carol Mershon * Part Two. Party Switching and Representation * 3 Switching Equilibria- Norman Schofield * 4 Party Switching and the Procedural Party Agenda in the US House of Representatives- Timothy P. Nokken * 5 Party Switching in Brazil: Causes, Effects, and Representation- Scott Desposato * Part Three. Party Switching, Party Competition, and Policy Making * 6 Party Group Switching in the European Parliament- Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit * 7 Legislator Preferences, Party Desires: Party Switching and the Foundations of Policy Making in Legislatures- William B. Heller and Carol Mershon * 8 Timing Matters: Incentives for Party Switching and Stages of Parliamentary Cycles- Carol Mershon and Olga Shvetsova * Part Four. Party Switching and the Dynamics of Party Systems * 9 Competition for Power: Party Switching and Party System Change in Japan- Junko Kato and Kentaro Yamamoto * 10 Party Switching, Party Systems, and Political Representation- Marcus Kreuzer and Vello Pettai * 11 Conclusions- William B. Heller and Carol Mershon * Notes * References * Contributors * Index. |