Parties, policies, and democracy
By: Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Richard I. Hofferbert, Ian Budge, with Hans Keman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hofferbert, Richard I., 1937-; Budge, Ian.
Series: Theoretical lenses on public policy
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Political parties; Political parties -- Platforms; Democracy
Description: In democracies, contemporary politics is party politics, and parties serve to organize the political process even as they ensure democratic representation of minority and majority policy preferences. As this ambitious survey shows, parties translate policy preferences into policy priorities by articulating and enacting clearly defined party platforms.

This international author teams rigorous comparative analysis of forty years' experience across ten countries demonstrates that political parties in contemporary democracies work better than critics have claimed. This is important news for emerging democracies just now establishing institutions and policies to watch over the next forty-year period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-308) and index.