{"product_id":"party-government-in-the-new-hans-keman-9780415617741","title":"Party Government in the New Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis truly comparative volume examines the \"life cycle\" of party governments in Europe from 1990 onwards, and analyses its role and function in contemporary European parliamentary democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life and the performance of party governments in Europe became more and more volatile and publicly contested. In some cases, it has even challenge the democratic quality of the state. This book presents comparative analyses of party governments from formation and duration, to performance. It brings together some of the foremost scholars researching on party government to evaluate existing theories and compare both the developments in the Western and the 'new' Eastern Europe in an empirically-grounded comparative analysis. The book discusses the interaction between various institutions, political parties and policies, and evaluates how institutional change and party behaviour can drive the \"life cycle\" of party government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParty Government in the New Europe\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Democracy, Government and European Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Keman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041561774X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415617741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Hans Keman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086634922239,"sku":"9780415617741","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4bb9b38f-12f1-452c-93e6-4ce6721b9de2.jpg?v=1769095748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/party-government-in-the-new-hans-keman-9780415617741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}