Gallagher, Michael

Representative government in modern Europe : institutions, parties, and government / Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair. - 4th edition. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xiii, 482 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Contents;

1. Introduction
2. The Executive
3. Parliaments
4. Constitutions, Judges, and Politics
5. The European Union and Representative Government
6. Levels of Governance
7. Patterns in Party Politics and Party Systems
8. Party Families
9. Cleavage Structures and Electoral Change
10. Inside European Political Parties
11. Elections, Electoral Systems, and Referendums
12. Building and Maintaining Government
13. Does Representative Government Make a Difference?
14. Politics Outside Parliament

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780072977066 007297706X (pbk. : alk. paper)

2005047861


Representative government and representation--Europe--Case studies.
Political parties--Europe--Case studies.


Europe--Politics and government--1945-

321.8043 / GAL