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The two-party system has exhibited a remarkable stability in the United States and certain other countries. With the exception of recent work by William H. Riker (1976), however, no formal, rational-choice models have been developed to explain its persistence, or lack thereof.
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Brams, S.J., Straffin, P.D. (1982). The Entry Problem in a Political Race. In: Ordeshook, P.C., Shepsle, K.A. (eds) Political Equilibrium. Studies in Public Choice, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7380-0_13
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