Divided government in comparative perspective

Author(s)

• Elgie, Robert

Bibliographic Information

Divided government in comparative perspective

edited by Robert Elgie

（Comparative politics）

Oxford University Press, 2001

Note

Bibliography: p. [226]-237

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

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, Mexico, Poland, and the US.

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Details

• NCID: BA54960113
• ISBN:
  • 0198295650
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 242 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA48941191