Puzzles of government formation : coalition theory and deviant cases / / edited by Rudy B. Andeweg, Lieven De Winter and Patrick Dumont

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 324
• Soggetto topico: Coalition governments - Europe
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AndewegR. B DumontPatrick WinterLieven de
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 6. "Spain is different": explaining minority governments by diverging party goals7. The Rainbow coalition: a surplus majority coalition in Finland; 8. Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory; 9.The Belgian 'Rainbow coalition': optical illusion or mechanical phenomenon?; 10. From puzzles to prospects for coalition theory; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Understanding the formation of governments has always been central to political science. Traditionally this topic has been considered from a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories; however neither approach alone is able to explain a large proportion of actual coalition formations. This comparative volume brings together a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories to study government formation. It provides in-depth studies of government formations in Europe that cannot be accounted for by existing coalition t
• Titolo autorizzato: Puzzles of government formation
• ISBN: 1-283-10206-4; 9786613102065; 1-134-23972-6; 0-203-00781-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461505603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 73.