03118oam 2200661I 450 991097053390332120251117100547.01-136-18910-60-203-08404-710.4324/9780203084045(CKB)2670000000357842(EBL)1186439(SSID)ssj0000873357(PQKBManifestationID)12395484(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873357(PQKBWorkID)10877344(PQKB)11775216(MiAaPQ)EBC1186439(Au-PeEL)EBL1186439(CaPaEBR)ebr10699370(CaONFJC)MIL487115(OCoLC)843642612(OCoLC)842881993(FINmELB)ELB134258(EXLCZ)99267000000035784220180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCoalition government and party mandate how coalition agreements constrain ministerial action /atherine Moury1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (355 p.)Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites ;1Description based upon print version of record.1-138-82160-8 0-415-60161-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface from the series editors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Theorising coalition agreements; 3 Methodological choices; 4 Case study one: Germany; 5 Case study two: Belgium; 6 case study three: the Netherlands; 7 Case study four: Italy; 8 Coalition agreements and cabinet decision-making in four countries; 9 Explaining variation across cases: preliminary findings; 10 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWhich kind of decisions are passed by Cabinet in coalition governments? What motivates ministerial action? How much leeway do coalition parties give their governmental representatives? This book focuses on a comparative study of ministerial behaviour in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. It discredits the assumption that ministers are 'policy dictators' in their spheres of competence, and demonstrates that ministers are consistently and extensively constrained when deciding on policies. The first book in a new series at the forefront of research on social and political elitRoutledge research on social and political elites ;1.Cabinet officersEuropeCase studiesCoalition governmentsEuropeCase studiesComparative governmentCabinet officersCoalition governmentsComparative government.352.2/93094Moury Catherine1868053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970533903321Coalition government and party mandate4475871UNINA