Parliaments and coalitions
Subtitle: the role of legislative institutions in multiparty governance
By: Lanny W. Martin, Georg Vanberg
Contributors: Vanberg, Georg, 1971-
Series: Comparative politics; Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780199607884
Subjects: Gesetzgebung; Parlament; Koalition; Staatstätigkeit; Legislative bodies; Coalition governments
Description: This text reveals that parliaments play a much more important role in policymaking in parliamentary systems than is usually acknowledged. Based on an analysis of roughly 1300 government bills across five democracies, it paints a detailed picture of the treatment of government legislation in contemporary parliaments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-171) and index.