The formation of national party systems : federalism and party competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States / Pradeep Chhibber, Ken Kollman
Electoral competition at the constituency level -- Party aggregation -- From local notables to party competition -- Centralization and provincialization -- Dynamics of party aggregation -- Party aggregation in four countries
Summary
Pradeep Chhibber and Ken Kollman rely on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country's party system consists of national or regional parties. They demonstrate that the party systems in these four countries have been shaped by the authority granted to different levels of government
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-267) and index
