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Puzzles of government formation : coalition theory and deviant cases / edited by Rudy B. Andeweg, Lieven De Winter and Patrick Dumont.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 73.
- Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 73
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coalition governments--Europe.
- Coalition governments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Understanding the formation of governments has always been central to political science. Traditionally this topic has been considered from a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories; however neither approach alone is able to explain a large proportion of actual coalition formations. This comparative volume brings together a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories to study government formation. It provides in-depth studies of government formations in Europe that cannot be accounted for by existing coalition t
- Contents:
- 6. "Spain is different": explaining minority governments by diverging party goals7. The Rainbow coalition: a surplus majority coalition in Finland; 8. Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory; 9.The Belgian 'Rainbow coalition': optical illusion or mechanical phenomenon?; 10. From puzzles to prospects for coalition theory; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613102065
- 9781134239719
- 1134239718
- 9781283102063
- 1283102064
- 9781134239726
- 1134239726
- 9780203007815
- 0203007816
- OCLC:
- 773564545
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