The Nature of Party Government

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • J. Blondel

      Pages 1-17

3. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. The Normative Foundations of Party Government

      • A.-P. Frognier

      Pages 21-37

   3. Party Government, State and Society: Mapping Boundaries and Interrelations

      • R. B. Andeweg

      Pages 38-55

   4. Defining Party and Government

      • Maurizio Cotta

      Pages 56-95

   5. A framework for the Empirical Analysis of Government-Supporting Party Relationships

      • J. Blondel

      Pages 96-115

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. Political Recruitment and Party Government

      • R. B. Andeweg

      Pages 119-140

   3. Patronage by National Governments

      • Wolfgang C. Müller

      Pages 141-160

   4. Governments, Supporting Parties and Policy-making

      • Jean Blondel, Jaakko Nousiainen

      Pages 161-195

   5. Conclusion: From the Simple World of Party Government to a More Complex View of Party-Government Relationships

      • M. Cotta

      Pages 196-222

5. Back Matter

   Pages 223-241

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The Nature of Party Government examines relationships between governments and supporting parties on a comparative European basis. The book does so at the level of principles: there is a major conflict between governments, which should govern, and parties, which being representative, wish to shape the way governments operate. The book studies relationships empirically as well: it shows that they occur on three planes, appointments, policy-making and patronage and assesses the extent of two-way influence, from parties to governments and from governments to parties.

• conflict
• government
• Policy

'This book clearly raises the bar for those interested in building and testing theories that apply across country contexts.' - Choice

• European University Institute, Florence, Italy

  Jean Blondel

• University of Siena, Italy

  Jean Blondel, Maurizio Cotta

R. ANDEWEG Professor of Political Science, University of Leiden A.P. FROGNIER Professor of Political Science, University of Louvain W.C. MUELLER Professor of Political Science, University of Vienna J. NOUSIAINEN Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Turku

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