{"product_id":"coalition-government-and-party-mandate-catherine-moury-9781138821606","title":"Coalition Government and Party Mandate: How Coalition Agreements Constrain Ministerial Action","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhich kind of decisions are passed by Cabinet in coalition governments? What motivates ministerial action? How much leeway do coalition parties give their governmental representatives? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on a comparative study of ministerial behaviour in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. It discredits the assumption that ministers are 'policy dictators' in their spheres of competence, and demonstrates that ministers are consistently and extensively constrained when deciding on policies. The first book in a new series at the forefront of research on social and political elites, this is an invaluable insight into the capacity and power of coalition government across Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at policy formation through coalition agreements and the effectiveness of such agreements, \u003ci\u003eCoalition Government and Party Mandate\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, governance and European politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Moury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138821608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138821606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Catherine Moury","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896547172607,"sku":"9781138821606","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53df3872-b631-44a0-bc57-a17fac62a7fd.jpg?v=1721371697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coalition-government-and-party-mandate-catherine-moury-9781138821606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}