The Nature of Party Government A Comparative European Perspective

by Blondel, Jean; Cotta, Maurizio

• ISBN13: 9780333681992
• ISBN10: 0333681991
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-13
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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 plans, appointments, policy-making and patronage and assesses the extent of two-way influences, from parties to governments and from governments to parties.

Author Biography

Jean Blondel is Professor of Political Science, European University Institute, Florence and the University of Siena, Italy.

Maurizio Cotta is Professor of Political Science at University of Siena, Italy.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vi
Preface	viii
Notes on the Contributors	x
Introduction	1	(20)
J. Blondel
Part I
The Normative Foundations of Party Government	21	(17)
A.-P. Frognier
Party Government, State and Society: Mapping Boundaries and Interrelations	38	(18)
R. B. Andeweg
Defining Party and Government	56	(40)
M. Cotta
A Framework for the Empirical Analysis of Government-Supporting Party Relationships	96	(23)
J. Blondel
Part II
Political Recuritment and Party Government	119	(22)
R. B. Andeweg
Patronage by National Governments	141	(20)
W. C. Muller
Governments, Supporting Parties and Policy-making	161	(35)
J. Blondel
J. Nousiainen
Conclusion: From the Simple World of Party Government to a More Complex View of Party-Government Relationships	196	(27)
M. Cotta
References	223	(10)
Index	233