Building party systems in developing democracies /
Hicken, Allen, 1969-
Building party systems in developing democracies / Allen Hicken. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A theory of aggregation incentives -- Testing the theory -- Aggregation, nationalization, and the number of parties in Thailand -- Explaining aggregation in Thailand -- Term limits, aggregation incentives, and the number of parties in the Philippines -- Conclusion.
This book addresses the question of why a party system with a modest number of nationally oriented political parties emerges in some democracies but not others. The number of parties and nationalization are the product of coordination between voters, candidates, and party leaders within local electoral districts and coordination among candidates and elites across districts. Candidates and voters can do and do coordinate locally in response to electoral incentives, but coordination across districts, or aggregation, often fails in developing democracies. A key contribution of this book is the development and testing of a theory of aggregation incentives that focuses on the payoff to being a large party and the probability of capturing that payoff. The book relies on in-depth case studies of Thailand and the Philippines, and on large-n analysis to establish its arguments.
0511479980 (electronic bk.) 9780511479984 (electronic bk.) 9780511480782 (electronic bk.) 0511480784 (electronic bk.) 0511477589 (electronic bk.) 9780511477584 (electronic bk.) 9780511575563 (ebook) 0511575564 9781107437104 (paperback) 1107437105 (Cloth) (hardback)
9786612001642
200164 MIL
Since 1986
Political parties--Thailand.
Political parties--Philippines.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Parties.
Political parties.
Politics and government
Thailand--Politics and government--1986-
Philippines--Politics and government--1986-
Philippines--Politique et gouvernement--1986-
Philippines.
Thailand.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JQ1749.A795 / H53 2009eb
324.2/04
Building party systems in developing democracies / Allen Hicken. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A theory of aggregation incentives -- Testing the theory -- Aggregation, nationalization, and the number of parties in Thailand -- Explaining aggregation in Thailand -- Term limits, aggregation incentives, and the number of parties in the Philippines -- Conclusion.
This book addresses the question of why a party system with a modest number of nationally oriented political parties emerges in some democracies but not others. The number of parties and nationalization are the product of coordination between voters, candidates, and party leaders within local electoral districts and coordination among candidates and elites across districts. Candidates and voters can do and do coordinate locally in response to electoral incentives, but coordination across districts, or aggregation, often fails in developing democracies. A key contribution of this book is the development and testing of a theory of aggregation incentives that focuses on the payoff to being a large party and the probability of capturing that payoff. The book relies on in-depth case studies of Thailand and the Philippines, and on large-n analysis to establish its arguments.
0511479980 (electronic bk.) 9780511479984 (electronic bk.) 9780511480782 (electronic bk.) 0511480784 (electronic bk.) 0511477589 (electronic bk.) 9780511477584 (electronic bk.) 9780511575563 (ebook) 0511575564 9781107437104 (paperback) 1107437105 (Cloth) (hardback)
9786612001642
200164 MIL
Since 1986
Political parties--Thailand.
Political parties--Philippines.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Parties.
Political parties.
Politics and government
Thailand--Politics and government--1986-
Philippines--Politics and government--1986-
Philippines--Politique et gouvernement--1986-
Philippines.
Thailand.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JQ1749.A795 / H53 2009eb
324.2/04