num_pages: 150
description: After 14 years of sending members to the German parliament, in 1998 the Greens were offered a place in government by the triumphant Social Democratic Party, itself out of power for 16 years. Lees explains how the anti-party party got to that position, how they decided to jettison what many members considered core principles to acquire real political power, the course of the coalition as the two parties accommodate to each other's styles, and the impact it has made on German and European politics. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Red-Green Coalition in Germany: Politics, Personalities and Power
titlecomplete: The Red-Green Coalition in Germany: Politics, Personalities and Power (Issues in German Politics)
publisher: Manchester Univ Pr