Coalition Government and Party Mandate: How Coalition Agreements Constrain Ministerial Action

by Catherine Moury

Book Overview

Which kind of decisions are passed by Cabinet in coalition governments? What motivates ministerial action? How much leeway do coalition parties give their governmental representatives?

This book focuses on a comparative study of ministerial behaviour in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. It discredits the assumption that ministers are 'policy dictators' in their spheres of competence, and demonstrates that ministers are consistently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415601614
• ISBN13: 9780415601610
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"