Government and Politics in Western Europe - Britain, France, Italy, Germany

Zusatztext 'Provides a clear and simple framework for analysis which students new to this field will surely welcome.' Klappentext This new edition offers a clear and accessible comparative introduction to the political institutions of Western Europe's four largest countries: Britain! France! Italy! and Germany. It has been thoroughly revised to cover not only developments at a national level! but also the growing integration of national politics with the politics of the European Union. Zusammenfassung Offering a comparative introduction to the political institutions of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, this book covers developments at national level, and also includes chapters on the European Union. Providing tables and diagrams for reference, it is for students of comparative politics, European Studies, and West European politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Politics and Society: Cleavages 2: Political Parties 3: Interest Groups 4: Voters, Elections, and the Elected 5: Parliaments 6: Presidents and Governments 7: Central Administrations, Local Governments 8: Constitutions, Politics, and the Judiciary 9: European Integration 10: A European Polity? 11: Challenges to Democratic Systems Bibliography; Index

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• Authors: Andrew Knapp, Yves M?ny, Yves Meny, Yves (Director of the Robert Schuman Centre Meny, Yves Knapp Meny, Yves Professor Meny, Yves Mény
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780198782216
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878221-6
• No. of pages: 512
• Series: Comparative European Politics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education