The inevitable party : why attempts to kill the party system fail and how they weaken democracy
Masket, Seth E.Author
This work is a study of antiparty reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. The text investigates several of these antiparty reform efforts - from open primaries to campaign finance restrictions to nonpartisan legislatures - using legislative roll call votes, campaign donations patterns, and extensive interviews with local political elites.
Specialized.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work is a study of antiparty reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. The text investigates several of these antiparty reform efforts - from open primaries to campaign finance restrictions to nonpartisan legislatures - using legislative roll call votes, campaign donations patterns, and extensive interviews with local political elites.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 6, 2016).
Political parties
Progressivism (United States politics)
Political culture
U.S. states
Political Rights - U.S.
Government - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government