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The structure of competition for office in the American States
Author(s) -
Schlesinger Joseph A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830050302
Subject(s) - politics , competition (biology) , state (computer science) , political structure , political science , vice president , competitive advantage , political economy , law and economics , public relations , sociology , economics , computer science , management , law , ecology , algorithm , biology
Think of the great advantage to political parties and political candidates if there were some reliable way of knowing the best strategy to follow for winning an election. If such candidates as Senator Kennedy or Vice‐President Nixon could assess the competitive structure of a state, they would be able to define one major aspect of the opportunity structure of that state. Here is an interesting attempt to develop a measure of competitiveness in party relationships—an unusual approach to a problem in political science and practical politics.