دانلود کتاب When Movements Become Parties: The Bolivian MAS in Comparative Perspective

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Cover
Half-title
Series information
Title page
Copyright information
Dedication
Contents
Figures
Maps
Tables
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Why This Book
Movements, Parties, and Movement-Based Parties
The MAS as a Movement-Based Party
The MAS in Historic and Structural Context
Overview of the Argument
Theoretical and Empirical Contributions
Civil Society and Party-Building
Civil Society and Its Relation to Democracy
Structure of Left Parties and Broader Processes
A Comprehensive Account of the MAS
1 Theoretical Framework and Methods
Studying Power Distributions
Why Candidate Selection Matters
Why Policy-Making Matters
Historical and Constant Explanations
Historical Explanations
Origins and Early Development
Road to National Power
Conditions Surrounding Access to National Power
Constant Explanations
Alternative Explanations
Methodological Approach
2 Origins and Ascendance to Power
The MAS as a Hybrid Party
Origins and Ascendance to Power
The MAS in Urban Areas: La Paz and El Alto
Popular Movements, Dirigentes, and the Party
Villa Tunari
La Paz and El Alto
Santa Cruz
The MAS in Power
Conclusions
3 Candidate Selection Patterns
Explaining Variation in Candidate Selection
Institutional Elements
Constant Elements and Political Alignments
Why the MAS Is Relevant
Selecting Different Types of Candidates
Uninominal Candidates
Strong Civil Society Aligned with the MAS
Strong Civil Society Aligned with Opposition
Strong Civil Society with Multiple Alignments
Weak Civil Society
Summary
Plurinominal Candidates
Failures of Coordination
Summary
Supplementary Evidence
Strong Civil Society Aligned with the MAS
Strong Civil Society with Multiple Alignments
Strong Civil Society Aligned with Opposition
Conclusions
4 National Policy-Making Patterns
Major Trends within the MAS
Creative Capacities
The Irrelevance of the Party Structure
The Parliamentary Group
The Executive Branch
The Impact of Different \'\'Constellations\'\' of Power
Constraining Capacities
Conclusions
5 The MAS in Comparative Perspective
The MAS in Brief
Basis for Comparison and Key Arguments
The Workers\' Party
Origins and Early Development
Road to Power: Legislative Opposition and Local Government
Conditions Surrounding Access to Power
Case Summary
The Broad Front
Origins and Early Development
Road to Power: Legislative Opposition and Local Government
Conditions Surrounding Access to Power
Case Summary
Comparing the Cases
Origins and Early Development
Roads to National Power
Conditions Surrounding Access to Power
Constant Explanations
Conclusions
Conclusions
Generalizability of the Findings
Broader Significance of the Findings
Future Inquiry
Movements, Parties, and States
Trends in Political Incorporation
Incorporation, Accountability, and Democracy
Appendix 1 List of Cited Interviews
Appendix 2 Municipal Election Maps, MAS Vote Share
References
Index