Carothers, Thomas

Confronting the Weakest Link : Aiding Political Parties in New Democracies

Foreword vii Jessica T. Mathews Acknowledgments ix Parties and Organizations xi PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 The Standard Lament 3(18) PART TWO: THE CONDITION OF PARTIES 2 A Quick Global Tour 21(27) 3 Diagnosing the Condition 48(29) PART THREE: THE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE 4 The World of Party Aid 77(35) 5 The Standard Method and Beyond 112(30) 6 Interests and Partisanship 142(19) 7 The Question of Effects 161(29) 8 Party System Aid 190(23) PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS 9 Going Deeper 213(16) Notes 229(14) Bibliography 243(12) Index 255(16) About the Author 271(1) Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 272