Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Theory
9. 2. A Theory of Cabinet Formation and Maintenance in Multiparty Parliaments 33
10. 3. Party Systems and Coalition Processes 54
11. Part II. Measurement
12. 4. Party System Fractionalization and Stability 73
13. 5. The Degree of Cleavage Conflict 97
14. 6. Cabinet Coalitional Status and Cabinet Durability 115
15. Part III. Analysis
16. 7. Party Coalitions in Multiparty Parliaments 127
17. 8. Party Government and Cabinet Durability: All Peacetime Parliaments 156
18. 9. Interwar-Postwar Contrasts 182
19. Part IV. Conclusion
20. 10. The Analysis of Parliamentary Coalitions: Problems and Prospects 207
21. 11. Party Systems and Democracy 229
22. Appendix A 245
23. Appendix Β: The Location of Parliamentary Parties on Salient Cleavage Dimensions 247
24. Selected Bibliography 257
25. Index 279