Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) |
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Comparative politics |
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Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
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Contents |
The politics of minority government -- The how, why, and how will of minority governments -- Minority governments in India: party system federalization and the emergence of contract parliamentarism / Csaba Nikolenyi -- Norway: a land of minority governments / Kaare W. Strøm -- Minority governments in Romania: a case of stable instability / Veronica Anghel -- Minority governments in Spain: government strengthening institutions in a multilevel state / Bonnie N. Field -- Minority governments in Sweden: majority cabinets in disguise / Hanna Bäck and Johan Hellström -- Minority governments in Canada: stability through voting alliances / Jean-François Godbout and Christopher Cochrane -- Minority governments in France: a mix of presidential and parliamentary logics / Olivier Rozenberg -- Ireland: minority government with a majoritarian twist / Liam Weeks -- Minority governments in Italy: from structural stability to political change / Daniela Giannetti -- Minority governments in Poland: governing after a crisis with ad hoc majorities / Radoslaw Zubek -- Minority governments in Portugal: isntitutions as solutions to historical legacies / Jorge M. Fernandes -- Minority government in Australia: lesson learning and making it work / Kate Crowley and Cath Hughes -- Minority governments in the United Kingdom: nearly-winning minorities and lost majorities / Andrew Jones and Richard Whitaker -- Comparative conclusions on minority governments / Bonnie N. Field and Shane Martin |
Summary |
"This volume explores the politics of minority government. Approximately one-third of parliamentary democracies are or are typically ruled by a minority government—a situation where the party or parties represented at cabinet do not between them hold a majority of seats in the national legislature. Minority governments are particularly interesting in parliamentary systems, where the government is politically responsible to parliament, can be removed by it, and needs (majority) support in the parliament to legislate. The volume analyzes the formation, functioning, and performance of minority governments, what we term the why, how, and how well of minority governments. Beginning with an overview of the concept of and puzzles surrounding minority governments in parliamentary systems, establishing the current terms of the debate, the volume presents thirteen in-depth case studies by leading country experts that provide rich, contextualized analyses of minority governments in different settings—covering Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The concluding chapter draws broader, comparative-based conclusions from the country studies that pushes the literature forward and, we hope, sets a path for subsequent research on minority governments"--Publisher's description |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed on October 20, 2023) |
Subject |
Cabinet system -- Case studies
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Coalition governments -- Case studies
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Comparative government -- Case studies
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Legislative bodies.
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Comparative government
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Coalition governments
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Cabinet system
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Legislative bodies
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Politics & government.
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Politics and Government.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Field, Bonnie N., editor.
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Martin, Shane, 1974- editor.
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ISBN |
9780192699541 |
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0192699547 |
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9780192699534 |
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0192699539 |
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9780191967870 |
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0191967874 |
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