Kay LAWSON - Political parties and interest groups

Pouvoirs n°79 - Les groupes d’intérêt - novembre 1996 - p.36-51

Today the distinction between political parties and interest groups tends to get blurred. The four functions traditionnally attached to political parties are increasingly fulfilled by interest groups. Nevertheless political parties fulfil a fifth, unofficial function, that of legitimizing the links between interest groups and the state. Résumé

Référence électonique : Kay LAWSON, "Political parties and interest groups", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°79, 1996, p.36-51. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Political-parties-and-interest.html