Comparative European politics
By: edited by Josep M. Colomer.
Contributors: Colomer, Josep Maria.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780415437554; 9780415437561; 9780203946091
Subjects: Comparative government; Europe, Western -- Politics and government
Other titles: Political institutions in Europe.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Political institutions in Europe, 2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Josep M. Colomer; title: Great Britain and Ireland : variations in party government / Ian Budge; title: Germany : the grand coalition state / Manfred G. Schmidt; title: France : the institutionalisation of leadership / Yves Mény; title: Italy : the never-ending transition of a democratic regime / Gianfranco Pasquino; title: Spain and Portugal : rule by party leadership / Josep M. Colomer; title: The Low Countries : confrontation and coalition in segmented societies / Hans Keman; title: The Nordic countries : compromise and corporatism in the welfare state / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson; title: The European Union : a federal, democratic empire? / Josep M. Colomer.