Politics and Society in Western Europe

Informationen zum Autor Jan-Erik Lane is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva. Klappentext Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. Zusammenfassung Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A Neo-Tocquevillian Approach PART ONE: CIVIL SOCIETY The Market Economy Cleavages Political Parties Parties and Voters Party Systems PART TWO: GOVERNMENT Decision-Making Institutions Autonomy Decision-Making Systems Influence European Integration Issues PART THREE: OUTCOMES Political Stability Public Sector Growth and the Welfare State Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Svante Ersson, Jan-Erik Lane, Jan-Erik Ersson Lane
• Assisted by: Svante O. Ersson (Editor), Jan-Erik Lane (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.1998
• EAN: 9780761958611
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5861-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education