Political parties and public policy in the German länder : when parties matter /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Turner, Edward, 1977-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Political parties > Germany > States. Political planning > Germany > States. Political parties > Germany > States > Case studies. Political planning > Germany > States > Case studies. State governments > Germany.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Partisan influence upon public policy in decentralised polities
Do parties matter in the German länder? theoretical and practical challenges, past attempts at exploration, and a new approach
Contemporary German federalism
Education, family and childcare, and labour market policies at a land level
The case of Hesse 1999-2003
The Saarland 1999-2004
Saxony Anhalt 2002-2006
Conclusion.