TY  - BOOK
AU  - Epstein,Leon D.
TI  - Political parties in Western democracies
SN  - 0878557164
U1  - 329.02091812 
PY  - 1980///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Transaction Books
KW  - Political parties
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to the transaction edition - Preface - I. Introduction - II. Developmental circumstances - III. The nature of competition - IV. Structuring the vote - V. Organization - VI. The socialist working-class party - VII. Leadership recruitment by class - VIII. Candidate selection - IX. Counter-Organizational tendencies - X. The programmatic function - XI. Program, policy, and organized membership - XII. The governing function - XIII. Conclusion - Postscript to the transaction edition - Index
ER  -