02521cam a2200409 a 4500 58388 58388 BJBSDDR 20230410121124.0 ta 071126s2008 enk b 001 0 eng 9780415437561 (pbk.) 0415437563 (pbk.) 15093496 (OCoLC)182716576 (OCoLC)ocn182716576 DLC DLC spa eng ew----- JN 94 C737 2008 320.3094 22 Comparative European politics / edited by Josep M. Colomer. 3rd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. ix, 310 p. ; 25 cm. Rev. ed. of: Political institutions in Europe, 2nd ed. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction / Josep M. Colomer -- Great Britain and Ireland : variations in party government / Ian Budge -- Germany : the grand coalition state / Manfred G. Schmidt -- France : the institutionalisation of leadership / Yves Mâeny -- Italy : the never-ending transition of a democratic regime / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Spain and Portugal : rule by party leadership / Josep M. Colomer -- The Low Countries : confrontation and coalition in segmented societies / Hans Keman -- The Nordic countries : compromise and corporatism in the welfare state / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- The European Union : a federal, democratic empire? / Josep M. Colomer. This is a clear, comprehensive introduction to the institutional regimes of countries in Western Europe written by an outstanding group of political scientists. Provides a complete coverage of individual countries or groups of countries, as well as to the European Union, allowing readers to draw sophisticated comparisons between countries. Written to a common template so that each chapter explores political parties, elections and electoral rules, parliaments, local, regional and state governments, and the relations between domestic institutions and the European Union. Comparative government. Gobierno comparativo 2782 Europe, Western Politics and government. Europa Occidental Política y gobierno 7772 Colomer, Josep M. 8379 editor (Josep Maria) Political institutions in Europe 8380 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2007048585.html lcc BK JaaM 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 JN 94 C737 2008 00000111921 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK