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TABLE 1. Scale scores for 11 traits of
147 political parties in 53 countries, analyzed by
regions
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Countries and parties:
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Restricting Competition
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Open Competition
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Institutionalization
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Diversity of support
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Liberalism
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Centralization of Power
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Marxism
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Degree of Oranization
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Involvement
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Coherence
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Governmental Status
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Central American Cultural Region
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Cuban PSP-Communist
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4
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0
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-0.47
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1.40
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-1.37
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0.34
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1.23
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1.09
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0.66
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-0.17
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0.28
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Dominican Party
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4
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0
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-0.04
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1.16
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-1.94
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1.07
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-0.04
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-0.52
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-0.93
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0.92
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1.93
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Salvadorean PRUD
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3.5
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0.5
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0.10
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1.34
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-1.24
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0.67
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-0.50
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-1.03
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0.65
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0.13
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1.63
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Salvadorean PAR
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0
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2
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-0.78
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1.12
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0.86
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-1.02
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-0.50
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-1.44
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0.08
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0.00
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-0.54
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Guatemalan MDN
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1.5
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2.5
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-0.43
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1.09
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-1.03
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0.98
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-0.47
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-1.11
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1.50
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-0.39
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0.39
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Guatemalan Chris.Dem.
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0
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4
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-1.12
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1.12
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0.49
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1.11
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0.10
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-0.55
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0.67
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0.42
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-0.79
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Guatemalan PR
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0
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3.5
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-1.11
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1.16
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0.95
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0.04
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-0.59
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-0.19
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0.95
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-0.76
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Guatemalan PRDN
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0
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3.5
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-1.11
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1.52
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-0.56
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0.58
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-0.75
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-1.00
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1.24
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-0.54
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0.47
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Guatemalan Labor
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0
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0
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-0.94
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0.13
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-0.12
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1.42
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0.96
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1.23
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0.63
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-1.27
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Nicaraguan PLN
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2
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2
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0.18
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1.48
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-0.61
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0.83
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-0.83
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0.53
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1.09
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0.13
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1.90
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Nicaraguan PCN
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0
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4
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-1.08
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1.31
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0.38
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-1.75
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0.00
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-0.44
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1.01
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-0.38
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Nicaraguan PCT
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0
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1
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-0.28
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1.23
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0.63
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0.05
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-0.83
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-1.01
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0.41
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-0.29
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-1.27
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Mean
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1.3
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1.9
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-0.59
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1.17
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-0.53
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0.48
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-0.24
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-0.42
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-0.32
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0.03
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0.13
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SD
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1.7
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1.6
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0.5
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0.36
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0.99
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0.62
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0.88
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0.88
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0.85
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0.63
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1.17
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No.of parties
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12
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12
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12
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12
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9
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12
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12
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11
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12
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11
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12
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