Parliaments and coalitions : the role of legislative institutions in multiparty governance / Lanny W. Martin, Georg Vanberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Lanny W.

Contributor:

Vanberg, Georg, 1971-

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coalition governments.

Legislative bodies.

Physical Description:

xi, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

comparative politirs is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of potitical science that deals with contemporary goverment and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterized by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodologicalrigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.For more information visit: www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr

The Comparative Politics Series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Scblosser, Institute of PoliticalSicence Philipps University, Marburg. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Coalition Governance and Delegation 8

3 Parliaments as Policing Institutions 31

4 Coalition Governments and Legislative Activity in Five Parliamentary Democracies 56

5 Strong Legislative Institutions and Multiparty Governance 97

6 Weak Legislative Institutions and Multiparty Governance 132

7 Conclusion 156.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-171) and index.

ISBN:

9780199607884

0199607885

OCLC:

711052172