The Formation of National Party Systems : Federalism and Party Competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States

List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1(27) CHAPTER TWO Electoral Competition at the Constituency Level 28(33) CHAPTER THREE Party Aggregation 61(20) CHAPTER FOUR From Local Notables to Party Competition 81(20) CHAPTER FIVE Centralization and Provincialization 101(60) CHAPTER SIX Dynamics of Party Aggregation 161(19) CHAPTER SEVEN Party Aggregation in Four Countries 180(42) CHAPTER EIGHT Conclusion 222(17) Appendix 239(4) Bibliography 243(26) Index 269