TY - BOOK AU - Carothers,Thomas ED - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. TI - Confronting the weakest link: aiding political parties in new democracies SN - 0870032259 AV - C293c 2006 U1 - 324.209172/4 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace KW - Political parties KW - Developing countries KW - Democratization KW - Political corruption KW - Partis politiques KW - Pays en voie de développement KW - Démocratisation KW - Corruption (Politique) KW - Politieke partijen KW - gtt KW - Democratisering KW - Ontwikkelingssamenwerking KW - Politics and government KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Ontwikkelingslanden N1 - Published in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-253) and index; Introduction -- The standard lament -- The condition of parties -- A quick global tour -- Diagnosing the condition -- The assistance response -- The world of party aid -- The standard method and beyond -- Interests and partisanship -- The question of effects -- Party system aid -- Conclusions -- Going deeper UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006025891.html ER -