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Parties and democracy : coalition formation and government functioning in twenty states /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Budge, Ian, Keman, Hans (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©1990.
Series:Comparative European politics.
Subjects:
Coalition governments > Europe.
Political parties > Europe.
Democracy.
Comparative government.
Democracy
Gouvernements de coalition > Europe.
Démocratie.
Institutions politiques comparées.
Partis politiques > Europe.
Démocratie locale.
democracy.
comparative politics.
Political Ideologies.
Political Parties.
Political Process.
Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.
UE/CE Etats membres.
Coalitions politiques.
Analyse comparative.
Coalition governments
Comparative government
Political parties
Europe
Politieke partijen.
Coalitievorming.
Regeringen.
Parlementaire democratie.
Democracy > Europe.
Europe > Coalition governments, history
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and index.
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