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Comparative European politics / edited by Josep M. Colomer. - 3rd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - ix, 310 p. ; 25 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Political institutions in Europe, 2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Josep M. Colomer -- Great Britain and Ireland : variations in party government / Ian Budge -- Germany : the grand coalition state / Manfred G. Schmidt -- France : the institutionalisation of leadership / Yves Mény -- Italy : the never-ending transition of a democratic regime / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Spain and Portugal : rule by party leadership / Josep M. Colomer -- The Low Countries : confrontation and coalition in segmented societies / Hans Keman -- The Nordic countries : compromise and corporatism in the welfare state / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- The European Union : a federal, democratic empire? / Josep M. Colomer.

ISBN: 9780415437561 (pbk.) 0415437563 (pbk.) 9780203946091 (ebook) 020394609X (ebook)

LCCN: 2007048585

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Comparative government.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe, Western--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: JN94.A58 / C65 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 320.3094 COL.C