Coalition Government and Party Mandate (How Coalition Agreements Constrain Ministerial Action)

Author
Moury, Catherine
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Published
20130530
ISBN
9780415601610
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-0)

Description

This book focuses on a comparative study of ministerial behaviour in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. It discredits the assumption that ministers are 'policy dictators' in their spheres of competence, and demonstrates that ministers are consistently and extensively constrained when deciding on policies.