Divided Government in Comparative Perspective [Hardcover]

Robert Elgie (Editor)

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Hardcover: 254 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Dec 1 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198295650
ISBN-13: 978-0198295655
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g

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... this valuable book amply sustains its editor's belief that this is an area where interesting research can be carried out. West European Politics ... offers a characteristically well-organised overview of the USA's experience. West European Politics

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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.

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Divided government is a very widespread political phenomenon, but one which from a comparative perspective remains remarkably understudied. Read the first page

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