TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cheeseman, Nic.
AU  - Cheeseman,Nicholas
ED  - International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
TI  - Politics meets policies: the emergence of programmatic political parties 
SN  - 9789187729423
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Stockholm
PB  - International IDEA
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Andes region
KW  - Andes Region
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Politicians tied to a set of policies provide people with  actual choices. They attract like-minded activists,  campaign in more focused ways, and build an attractive  party label. They are also more likely to succeed in  public office. Political parties in many countries are  struggling to shift from personality-based or  clientelistic-focused approaches to more program-based  strategies as they reach out to voters. What features do  successful programmatic parties exhibit that others lack?  How is their success related to the quality of their  leadership, the prosperity of the country, or the  capacity of the state? What impact do economic or  political crises exert on how politicians behave? Why  must programmatic parties be considered together with  citizens demanding better services? This book is based on  the work carried out by three teams of political  scientists who examined what drives and strengthens  programmatic politics, even under unlikely conditions.  The book draws lessons from Brazil, Bulgaria, the  Dominican Republic, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Taiwan,  Turkey, and Zambia, and it uses the most up-to-date and  comprehensive research on democratic accountability and  citizen-politician linkages
ER  -