Party and Government

An Inquiry Into the Relationship Between Governments and Supporting Parties in Liberal Democracies
1996. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-1-349-24790-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Party and Government is an eleven-country study of the relationship between the governments of liberal democracies, mainly from Western Europe, but also including the United States and India, and the parties which support these governments. It examines this relationship at the three levels at which governments and parties connect: appointments, policy-making, and patronage. The emphasis is on a two-way relationship: parties influence governments but governments also influence parties. The extent and the direction of this influence varies from country to country. In some cases, governments and parties are almost autonomous from each other, as in the United States; in other cases, on the contrary, there is considerable power of one over the other: sometimes the party dominates, sometimes the government.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blondel, Jean

Cotta, Maurizio

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface - Contents - Tables and Figures - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; J.Blondel & M.Cotta - The United Kingdom; J.Blondel - France; L.Morel - Sweden; O.Ruin - Germany; T.Konig & U.Liebert - Austria; W.Muller, W.Philipp & B.Steiniger - Finland; J.Nousiainen - The Netherlands; R.Andeweg - Belgium; A.P.Frognier, L.Dewinter & B.Rihoux - Italy; M.Cotta - The United States; R.Katz - India; J.W.Bjsrkman & K.Mathur - Conclusion; J.Blondel & M.Cotta - Bibliography - Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Blondel is a professorial fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.