Author : Jean Blondel
Release : 2000-11-08
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 335/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Nature of Party Government by : Jean Blondel
Download or read book The Nature of Party Government written by Jean Blondel. This book was released on 2000-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.