promises to be one of the most significant books on government formation and performance to appear in several years

West European Politics

a very worthwhile and timely analysis

Political Studies

Budge and Keman amass a formidable amount of evidence in support of their thesis that policy is the major determining factor in the creation and sustenance of coalition governments.

Times Literary Supplement

Parties and Democracy studies the actual behaviour of some four hundred governments in twenty post-war democracies. The conclusion that parties do function in accordance with modern democratic theory will serve to put moral justifications of democracy and descriptions of the system on a firmer footing.
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This text studies the actual behaviour of some 400 governments in 20 post-World War II democracies, including those of Western Europe, Australia, Israel, Japan and New Zealand. It concludes that parties do in fact function in accordance with modern democratic theory.
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1. Explaining Democratic Government: Background Considerations ; 2. The General Theory of Party Government ; 3. Government Formation ; 4. The Distribution of Ministries ; 5. Party Influences on Government Policy ; 6. Government Termination: Causes and Effects ; 7. Parties Steering the State: Evaluation and Development of the Theory ; Appendix A: Party Factions and Cabinet Reshuffles ; Appendix B: Data: Sources and Preparation
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`promises to be one of the most significant books on government formation and performance to appear in several years' West European Politics `a very worthwhile and timely analysis' Political Studies `Budge and Keman amass a formidable amount of evidence in support of their thesis that policy is the major determining factor in the creation and sustenance of coalition governments.' Times Literary Supplement `The research credentials are impressive ... The writing is precise, the presentation clear and well-supported throughout by statistical material ... there is a mine of valuable information about the governmental systems of individual states ... most impressive text.' Talking Politics
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198279259
Publisert
1993
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
349 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256