List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Party Organizations in Their Environment; A Changing Political Landscape; Organizational Evolution; Party Organizers and the Party Exchange; Innovation and Adaptation; Conclusion: Local Parties in the 21st Century; Chapter 2: Connections and Cooperation in the State Party Confederacy; Survey of Local Party Chairs; Assistance from the State Party; Political Party Organizational Culture; Cultural Differences between Democrats and Republicans; Cultural Difference within Parties and States
Conclusion: State Party Influence on Local PartiesChapter 3: Organizational Structure and Activity at the Local Level; Organizational Form at the Local Level: Patterns of Structure and Activity; Organizational Form and the Environment; Multilevel Model Specification; Modeling Local Party Structure; Modeling Local Party Activity; Conclusion: State and Local Environments; Chapter 4: The Electoral Payoff; Analyzing the Effects of Party Activity; Different Activities, Different Effects; Conclusion: The Continued Utility of Local Parties; Chapter 5: The Future of Local Party Organizations
Purposive Benefits and Party ActivityMoney and Local Party Organizations; Conclusion: The Future of Local Parties; Appendix: Local Party Chair Survey; Survey Responses; Measuring Party Organizational Culture; Survey Instrument; Notes; References; Index
