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Party Government in 48 Democracies (1945–1998)

Composition — Duration — Personnel

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  1. Jaap Woldendorp

    1. Department of Political Science and Government Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Hans Keman

    1. Department of Political Science and Government Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  3. Ian Budge

    1. Department of Government, Essex University, England

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Table of contents (54 chapters)

  1. Composition-Duration-Personnel of Party Government by Country (1945–1998)

    1. Greece

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 237-261

    2. Guyana

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 262-266

    3. Hungary

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 267-269

    4. Iceland

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 270-277

    5. India

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 278-289

    6. Ireland

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 290-297

    7. Israel

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 298-317

    8. Italy

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 318-347

    9. Jamaica

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 348-354

    10. Japan

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 355-369

    11. Latvia

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 370-372

    12. Lithuania

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 373-375

    13. Luxembourg

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 376-382

    14. Macedonia

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 383-385

    15. Malta

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 386-390

    16. Namibia

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 391-393

    17. Netherlands

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 394-401

    18. New Zealand

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 402-419

    19. Norway

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 420-428

    20. Pakistan

      • Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge
      Pages 429-439
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Since the 1980s, political scientists have developed a renewed interest in the study of political institutions, based on the assumption that "institutions matter" -that is, that formal governmental institutions and constitutional-legal rules (as well as informal institutions like parties and interest groups) are crucial determinants of the shape of politics and policy outcomes. In this respect, the "new institutionalism" resembles the "old institutionalism" of pre-behaviorist days, but the crucial difference between the two is that the new institutionalists are committed to systematic empirical testing of their hypotheses, at least in principle. In practice, however, especially in compara­ tive analyses, this goal has often been frustrated by the lack of reliable data for a large number of countries. Researchers have therefore usually been limited to testing their hypotheses with modest data sets collected for their own particular purposes. Of all of the political institutions, the executive branch of the government is by far the most important; it can be regarded as the irreducible core of government and the principal embodiment of political authority with specific powers that are not lodged elsewhere in the political system. Almost all countries in the world, and certainly all modem democracies, have an executive body called "government", "cabinet", or "administration" (as in the term "the Clinton administration") that has the main responsibility for running the country's public affairs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science and Government Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman

  • Department of Government, Essex University, England

    Ian Budge

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Party Government in 48 Democracies (1945–1998)

  • Book Subtitle: Composition — Duration — Personnel

  • Authors: Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2547-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6727-7Published: 31 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5620-7Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2547-7Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 580

  • Topics: Political Science, History, general, Constitutional Law

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering

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