{"product_id":"a-theory-of-parties-and-richard-s-katz-9780801887598","title":"A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, George H. Hallett Award, 1998, Representation and Electoral Systems Organized Section of the American Political Science Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical parties and elections are the mainsprings of modern democracy. In this classic volume, Richard S. Katz explores the problem of how a given electoral system affects the role of political parties and the way in which party members are elected. He develops and tests a theory of the differences in the cohesion, ideological behavior, and issue orientation of Western parliamentary parties on the basis of the electoral systems under which they compete. A standard in the field of political theory and thought, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Parties and the Electoral System\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard S. Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801887593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801887598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 173","brand":"Richard S. Katz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136164933887,"sku":"9780801887598","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b88ddf89-4637-48f4-a6ff-732df77867b2.jpg?v=1770160944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-theory-of-parties-and-richard-s-katz-9780801887598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}