Democracy and party systems in developing countries
Subtitle: a comparative study of India and South Africa
By: Clemens Spiess.
Series: Routledge advances in South Asian studies -- 12
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780415468091; 9780203885598
Subjects: Political parties -- India; Political parties -- South Africa; Democracy -- India; Democracy -- South Africa; India -- Politics and government -- 1947-; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: One-party-dominance in changing societies : conceptual, methodological, and theoretical aspects of the study; title: The regional context; title: The "achievement" of one-party-dominance in India and South Africa : actors, structures, and institutions; title: Maintenance of one-party-dominance In India and South Africa : mechanisms of control and competition; title: Effects and functions of one-party-dominance in India and South Africa; title: Comparison and conclusion : lessons and prospects.