Party Policy and Government Coalitions

Party Policy and Government Coalitions
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 471
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ISBN-10 : 9781349223688
ISBN-13 : 1349223689
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Book Synopsis Party Policy and Government Coalitions by : Ian Budge

Download or read book Party Policy and Government Coalitions written by Ian Budge and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coalitions are the commonest kind of democratic government, occurring frequently in most countries of western Europe. It is usually assumed that political parties came together in a government coalition because they agree already, or can reach an agreement, on the policy it should pursue. This book examines this idea using evidence from party election programmes and government programmes. It demonstrates that party policies do influence government programmes, but not to the extent they would if policy-agreement were the sole basis of coalition.


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