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[null,null,"Autore",null,"Carothers Thomas <1956->"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Confronting the weakest link [[electronic resource] ] : aiding political parties in new democracies / / Thomas Carothers"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2006"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"0-87003-224-0"]
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[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (288 p.)"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"324.2"]
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[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Political parties - Developing countries"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Democratization - Developing countries"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Political corruption - Developing countries"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Electronic books."]
[{"$nulls":4},"Developing countries Politics and government"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Published in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace."]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-253) and index."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Introduction -- The standard lament -- The condition of parties -- A quick global tour -- Diagnosing the condition -- The assistance response -- The world of party aid -- The standard method and beyond -- Interests and partisanship -- The question of effects -- Party system aid -- Conclusions -- Going deeper."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","Beset with persistent problems of self-interest, corruption, ideological incoherence, and narrow electoral majorities, political parties are the weakest link in many democratic transitions around the world. A large and ever-growing number of U.S., European, and multilateral assistance programs seek to help parties become effective pro-democratic actors. But given the depth of the problems, is success possible Confronting the Weakest Link is a path breaking study of international aid for political parties. Beginning with a penetrating analysis of party shortcomings in developing"]