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Divided Government in Comparative Perspective (Comparative Politics)

By Robert Elgie

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0198295650, 9780198295655, 9780191522536
LCC
JF51 .D58 2001
Open Library ID
OL3581211M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1001 kB (1024664 bytes)
Pages
256\255
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, and the US.

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