Alexander C. Tan
Ashgate
Hardback
112
2000
Alexander Tan offers a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on the rise of the cartel party in democratic systems of government. With the recent decline in party membership in West European parties, the question arises whether Robert Michel?s model implies that membership decline will result in less hierarchical organization and greater intra-party democracy. Tan?s study examines the question of whether the decline in party size impacts democratic development and concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for the future. An essential text to those interested in party politics.
Ashgate
Hardback
112
2000
Alexander Tan offers a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on the rise of the cartel party in democratic systems of government. With the recent decline in party membership in West European parties, the question arises whether Robert Michel?s model implies that membership decline will result in less hierarchical organization and greater intra-party democracy. Tan?s study examines the question of whether the decline in party size impacts democratic development and concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for the future. An essential text to those interested in party politics.