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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 324
• Soggetto topico: Coalition governments - Europe
• 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: 9786613102065; 9781134239719; 1134239718; 9781283102063; 1283102064; 9781134239726; 1134239726; 9780203007815; 0203007816
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962070703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 73.