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Title Minority governments in comparative perspective / edited by Bonnie N. Field, Shane Martin
Published Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
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Description 1 online resource (360 pages)
Series Comparative politics
Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
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
Coalition governments -- Case studies
Comparative government -- Case studies
Legislative bodies.
Comparative government
Coalition governments
Cabinet system
Legislative bodies
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Field, Bonnie N., editor.
Martin, Shane, 1974- editor.
ISBN 9780192699541
0192699547
9780192699534
0192699539
9780191967870
0191967874