Party Policy and Government Coalitions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333556177)

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.

Author: Ian Budge
ISBN-10: 0333556178
ISBN-13: 9780333556177
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/20/1992
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.19d