The American direct primary party institutionalization and transformation in the North - Ware, Alan 1949- (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. How the direct primary arose: --Catalytic effect of ballot reform --Legal control of party activity --Spread of direct nominations --Part II. Why the direct primary was introduced: --Reformers versus urban machines --Impact of party competition --Explaining an 'irrational' reform --Reaction and aftermath.