MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hierarchical Routing, Party System, Left-Libertarianism
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Objectives: gaining control over governmental power through the capture of public offices and the organization of the government. Methods: making nominations and contesting elections and the organization of the government. (operate in governmental and electoral) Competition: contesting + hope (opposed to certainty) Implicitly, in the definition, people have a level of coherence that allows them to coordinate their actions and maintain identity over time. Coordinated action is likely to be more effective than action taken by isolated individuals even if they are in perfect agreement. They coordinate the work in parliament to make it easier. It is also a channel to relay people"s voice. One voice alone has less effect than a voice in a party. It organizes and channel the activity of citizens. It also links the government to the population. Conduct of electoral campaigns and of political competition. Parties act as competitors in elections time and as generators of debate once the power is established.
