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Minority Government and Majority Rule - Couverture rigide

Strøm, Kaare

 
9780521374316: Minority Government and Majority Rule
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521374316 ISBN 13 : 9780521374316
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Minority governments in parliamentary democracies are conventionally considered to be unstable and ineffective aberrations from the principle of majority rule. Through analysis of over 350 postwar governments, the author shows that minority governments are neither exceptional nor unstable but in fact a common feature of parliamentary democracies and frequently perform as well as, or better than, majority coalitions. Using the Italian and Norwegian governments as case studies, he suggests that minority governments are particularly likely to form when parties anticipate competitive elections and when opposition parties are able to influence legislative decisions. As an attempt to document and explain a very common form of government in parliamentary democracies, this book will contribute significantly to the understanding of the importance of electoral competition in democratic politics.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Minority governments in parliamentary democracies are conventionally considered to be unstable and ineffective aberrations from the principle of majority rule. Through analysis of over 350 postwar governments, the author shows that minority governments are neither exceptional nor unstable but in fact a common feature of parliamentary democracies and frequently perform as well as, or better than, majority coalitions. Using the Italian and Norwegian governments as case studies, he suggests that minority governments are particularly likely to form when parties anticipate competitive elections and when opposition parties are able to influence legislative decisions. As an attempt to document and explain a very common form of government in parliamentary democracies, this book will contribute significantly to the understanding of the importance of electoral competition in democratic politics.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'This is an innovative and stimulating book that greatly strengthens our understanding of how cabinet coalitions are formed - one of the most important questions in the comparative study of democratic systems.' Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521374316
ISBN 13 
9780521374316
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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