Dimensions of State Political Party Organization
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https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1994.15.0.123-139Abstract
A political party is defined in terms of coalition building: collective effort directed toward capturing public office and governing once that office is attained. Party organization thus defined includes factional organization as well as the administrative apparatus. This definition assumes a linkage between the electoral party and the party inside the government.References
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