Why dominant parties lose : Mexico's democratization in comparative perspective /

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greene, Kenneth F., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
2000
One-party systems.
Opposition (Political science)
Democratization > Mexico.
Presidents > Mexico > Election > 2000.
Comparative government.
Parti unique.
Opposition (Science politique)
Démocratisation > Mexique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Comparative government
Democratization
One-party systems
Presidents > Election
Mexico
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The puzzle of single-party dominance
  • A theory of single-party dominance and opposition party development
  • Dominant party advantages and opposition party failure, 1930s-1990s
  • Why participate? : a theory of elite activism in dominant party systems
  • The empirical dynamics of elite activism
  • Constrained to the core : opposition party organizations, 1980s-1990s
  • Dominance defeated : voting behavior in the 2000 elections
  • Extending the argument : Italy, Japan, Malaysia, and Taiwan
  • Conclusions and implications.

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