why are there political parties?
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what is a political party?
a group of officials who are linked with a sizeable group of citizens into an organisation
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three faces of party organisation
party in public office
party on the ground
party central office
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party organisation
vertical
democratic
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oligarchy
organisation and centralisation make a small group powerful
interests of the party leaders change
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sources of party finance
membership fees
public funding
donations
commercial activity
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party system
regular and recurring interactions between its component parties
change over time
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effective number of parties
takes into account the size of the parties
the reciprocal of the sum of squared party sizes
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