Divided Government in Comparative Perspective

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-19-829565-5
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 552 g

Reihe: Comparative Politics

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,
Mexico, Poland, and the US.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elgie, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie