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As discussed in the previous chapter, policy-making in German federalism is characterised by considerable complexity in the division of power between the federal government and the Lander; it is also a system characterised by constant vertical and horizontal negotiation, underpinned by a social and economic structure that has changed significantly since reunification. The aim of this chapter is thus to give us a clear picture of the framework within which partisan actors in the German Lander act.
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Turner, E. (2011). Contemporary German Federalism. In: Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Länder. New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307940_3
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