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COALITION GOVERNMENT, SUBNATIONAL STYLE: MULTIPARTY POLITICS IN EUROPE'S REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS
The Ohio State University Press, 1998 Cloth: 978-0-8142-0747-5 | Paper: 978-0-8142-0748-2 | eISBN: 978-0-8142-7873-4 Library of Congress Classification JN3971.A988D68 1998 Dewey Decimal Classification 324.094
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Coalition Government, Subnational Style examines parliamentary democracy in subnational legislative assemblies. Comparing three different European democracies—Germany, France, and Belgium—William M. Downs provides a powerful account of the ways politicians and political parties negotiate the composition of new governments following elections in which no single party wins a clear majority. Downs argues that postelection alliance building is a window onto many of the political processes fundamental to representative democracy: the interpretations of electoral verdicts; the compromises of campaign pledges; the trade-offs between policy and power; the temporary cooperation between long-term adversaries; the collective decision making; and the blurring of lines of accountability through collective responsibility. See other books on: Belgium | Coalition governments | Legislative bodies | Political Parties | States See other titles from The Ohio State University Press |
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