This is a path-breaking study by leading scholars of comparative politics examining the internal transformations of dominant parties in both authoritarian and d
Why have dominant parties persisted in power for decades in countries spread across the globe? Why did most eventually lose? Why Dominant Parties Lose develops
In this collection of original essays, thirteen country specialists working within a common comparative frame of reference analyze major examples of long-term,
Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endur
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