Harold D. Clarke is the Ashbel Smith Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. Allan Kornberg is the Norb F. Schaefer Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is the co-author, with Harold Clarke, of Citizens and Community: Political Support in a Representative Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 1992) and has written widely in books and journals on political parties, legislatures, and comparative political behavior. Peter Wearing is former Senior Project Director, Canadian Facts.

• List of FiguresList of TablesPreface1. A Mature Democracy at Risk2. The Dynamics of Political Support3. Taking the Blame4. Last Chance?5. Doing Politics Differently6. To the Brink7. Tired and Found Wanting8. No Winners9. Opportunities10. On the EdgeAppendix: Data SourcesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index

Harold D. Clarke is the Ashbel Smith Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. Allan Kornberg is the Norb F. Schaefer Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is the co-author, with Harold Clarke, of Citizens and Community: Political Support in a Representative Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 1992) and has written widely in books and journals on political parties, legislatures, and comparative political behavior. Peter Wearing is former Senior Project Director, Canadian Facts.

• List of FiguresList of TablesPreface1. A Mature Democracy at Risk2. The Dynamics of Political Support3. Taking the Blame4. Last Chance?5. Doing Politics Differently6. To the Brink7. Tired and Found Wanting8. No Winners9. Opportunities10. On the EdgeAppendix: Data SourcesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index