Spiess, Clemens <br/><br/>
Democracy and party systems in developing countries :  a comparative study of India and South Africa / 
Clemens Spiess 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2009 
 - xiii, 237 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge advances in South Asian studies ;  12 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- One-party-dominance in changing societies : conceptual, methodological, and theoretical aspects of the study -- The regional context -- The'achievement' of one-party-dominance in India and South Africa : actors, structures, and institutions -- Maintenance of one-party-dominance In India and South Africa : mechanisms of control and competition -- Effects and functions of one-party-dominance in India and South Africa -- Comparison and conclusion : lessons and prospects 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415468091 (hardback : alk. paper)  RM504.39 9780203885598 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political parties--India<br/>Political parties--South Africa<br/>Democracy--India<br/>Democracy--South Africa
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Politics and government--1947-<br/>South Africa--Politics and government--1994-