Coalition Governments in Western Europe [Paperback]

This is the most comprehensive empirical analysis to date of coalition politics. Based on large cross-national data collection covering the entire post-war period from 1945 to 1999, it is the first systematic study of the institutions of governance and conflict resolution in coalition governments. The book is also an unparalleled source of information on cabinet formation, membership, termination, and electoral performance of coalition parties.

1. Coalition Governance in Western Europe: An Introduction,Wolfgang C. M?ller and Kaare Str?m
2. Germany: Stable Parties, Chancellor Democracy and the Art of Informal Settlement,Thomas Saalfeld
3. Austria: Tight Coalitions and Stable Government,Wolfgang C. M?ller
4. Ireland: From Single-Party to Coalition Rule,Paul Mitchell
5. Norway: A Fragile Coalitional Order,Hanne Marthe Narud and Kaare Str?m
6. Sweden: When Minority Cabinets Are the Rule and Majority Coalitions the Exception,Torbj?rn Bergman
7. Denmark: The Life and Death of Government Coalitions,Erik Damgaard
8. Finland: The Consolidation of Parliamentary Governance,Jaakko Nousiainen
9. Belgium: On Government Agreements, Evangelists, Followers and Heretics,Lieven De Winter, Arco Timmermans, and Patrick Dumont
10. The Netherlands: Still the Politics of Accommodation?,Rudy B. Andeweg and Arco Timmermans
11. Luxembourg: Stable Coalitions in a Pivotal Party System,Patrick Dumont and Lieven De Winter
12. Italy: From Constrained Coalitions to Alternating Governments?,Luca Verzichelli and Maurizio Cotta
13. France: Forming and Maintaining Government Coalitions in the Fifth Republic,Jean-Louis Thi?bault
14. Portugal: The Rationale of Democratic Regime-Building,Jos? M. Magone
15. Conclusion: Coalition Governance in Western Europe,Wolfgang C. M?ller and Kaare Str?m