Introduction: Governing Coalitions and Democratic Politics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables XI
4. Acknowledgments XIII
5. Abbreviations XV
6. Introduction: Governing Coalitions and Democratic Politics 1
7. Part One. Policymaking and Governing Coalitions
8. Chapter One: Varieties of Multiparty Democracies 9
9. Chapter Two: Policymaking and the Imperatives of Party Leadership 45
10. Chapter Three: Party Leaders and Governing Coalitions 67
11. Part Two. Governing Coalitions in Four Types of Democracies
12. Chapter Four: Israel 93
13. Chapter Five: Denmark 149
14. Chapter Six: Finland 187
15. Chapter Seven: Finland as an Unconsolidated Democracy, 1966–1982 219
16. Chapter Eight: Conclusions 233
17. Appendix A: Methodological Notes 249
18. Appendix B: Case Summaries for Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Italy 257
19. Notes 295
20. Bibliography 313
21. Index 327