By: Ian Budge, Hans Keman

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This book examines the actual behavior of 400 governments in 20 postwar democracies (including those of Western Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Israel) to determine how political parties operate and shape the special characteristics of individual governments. It concludes that parties do function more or less as modern democratic theory says they should, and provides an understanding of democratic government and its moral justification.

`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

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

ISBN: 9780198279259
ISBN-10: 0198279256
Series: Comparative European Politics
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 11th November 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8  x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.35