| Divided Government in Comparative Perspective Contributor(s): Elgie, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198295650 ISBN-13: 9780198295655 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Divided government occurs when the executive fails to enjoy majority support in at least one working house of the legislature. To date, the study of divided government has focused almost exclusively on the United States. However, divided government occurs much more widely. It occurs in other presidential systems. Moreover, it is also the equivalent of minority government in parliamentary regimes and cohabitation in French-style semi-presidential systems. This book examines the frequency, causes and management of divided government in comparative context, identifying the similarities and differences between the various experiences of this increasingly frequent form of government. The countries studied include Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, and the US. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
| Dewey: 321 |
| LCCN: 2002277414 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.44" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Divided government occurs when the executive fails to enjoy majority support in at least one working house of the legislature. To date, the study of divided government has focused almost exclusively on the United States. However, divided government occurs much more widely. It occurs in other presidential systems. Moreover, it is also the equivalent of minority government in parliamentary regimes and cohabitation in French-style semi-presidential systems. This book examines the frequency, causes and management of divided government in comparative context, identifying the similarities and differences between the various experiences of this increasingly frequent form of government. The countries studied include Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, and the US. |