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Politics and Society in Western Europe
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Politics and Society in Western Europe

Fourth Edition

February 1999 | 400 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe.

This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels.

Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.


 
Introduction
A Neo-Tocquevillian Approach

 
 
PART ONE: CIVIL SOCIETY
 
The Market Economy
 
Cleavages
 
Political Parties
 
Parties and Voters
 
Party Systems
 
PART TWO: GOVERNMENT
 
Decision-Making Institutions
Autonomy

 
 
Decision-Making Systems
Influence

 
 
European Integration
 
Issues
 
PART THREE: OUTCOMES
 
Political Stability
 
Public Sector Growth and the Welfare State
 
Conclusion

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