{"product_id":"latin-american-party-systems-paperback-9780521132664","title":"Latin American Party Systems (Paperback) 9780521132664","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLatin American Party Systems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the the degree to which political party systems were programmatically structured at the end of the 20th century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHerbert Kitschelt (Author), Kirk A. Hawkins (Author), Juan Pablo Luna (Author), Guillermo Rosas (Author), Elizabeth J. Zechmeister (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521132664, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  61 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 2.6 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book speaks to a variety of literatures and is a worthwhile read …' Acta Politica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolitical parties provide a crucial link between voters and politicians. This link takes a variety of forms in democratic regimes, from the organization of political machines built around clientelistic networks to the establishment of sophisticated programmatic parties. Latin American Party Systems provides a novel theoretical argument to account for differences in the degree to which political party systems in the region were programmatically structured at the end of the twentieth century. Based on a diverse array of indicators and surveys of party legislators and public opinion, the book argues that learning and adaptation through fundamental policy innovations are the main mechanisms by which politicians build programmatic parties. Marshalling extensive evidence, the book's analysis shows the limits of alternative explanations and substantiates a sanguine view of programmatic competition, nevertheless recognizing that this form of party system organization is far from ubiquitous and enduring in Latin America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: party competition in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e 1. Patterns of programmatic party competition in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Describing Programmatic Structuration: 2. Issues, ideologies, and partisan divides: imprints of programmatic structure in Latin American legislatures\u003cbr\u003e 3. Left-right semantics as a facilitator of programmatic structuring\u003cbr\u003e 4. Political representation in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ideological cohesion of political parties in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Causes and Correlates of Programmatic Party System Structuration: Explaining Cross-National Diversity: 6. Long-term influences on the structuring of Latin American Party systems\u003cbr\u003e 7. Democratic politics and political economy since the 1980s: transforming the programmatic structure of Latin American party systems?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Programmatic structuration around religion and political regime\u003cbr\u003e 9. Programmatic structuration and democratic performance\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006585688344,"sku":"9780521132664","price":29.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521132664i_7db3092f-579f-4acf-9767-3f1699766306.jpg?v=1691372135","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/latin-american-party-systems-paperback-9780521132664","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}