Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining: The Democratic Life Cycle in
Western Europe provides a comprehensive analysis of coalition
politics in Western Europe over the post-war period. It champions a
dynamic approach in which the various stages in the life of
coalitions influence each other. After a review of the literature a
theory chapter addresses the roles of bargaining and transaction
costs in coalition governance. Eight comparative chapters address
the topics of government formation (government type, formation
duration), coalition agreements, portfolio allocation, conflict
management, cabinet termination and duration, and the electoral
consequences of coalition government. The book is based on the most
comprehensive data set ever employed in coalition studies that
includes both coalitional and single-party countries and
governments. Each chapter first provides a comparative overview of
the phenomenon under study and then moves on to state-of-the art
statistical analysis. Conceptually and in the statistical analysis
the study argues for an integrated approach stressing the relevance
of countries, time, 'structural attributes', actors' preferences,
institutions, the coalition's bargaining environment, and 'critical
events'. Indeed, sufficient explanations of most phenomena under
study require independent variables from several of these
categories. Comparative Politics is a series for students,
teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with
contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the
series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and
strong methodological rigour. The series is published in
association with the European Consortium for Political Research.
For more information visit www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr The Comparative
Politics Series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of
Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin,
Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of
British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of
Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg.
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