{"product_id":"minority-government-and-majority-rule-9780521064729","title":"Minority Government and Majority Rule","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the analysis of over 350 post war governments and using the Italian and Norwegian governments as case studies, the author shows that minority governments are, contrary to conventional thinking, neither exceptional nor unstable, but in fact are a common feature of parliamentary democracies and frequently perform as well as, or better than, majority coalitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview of the hardback: 'This is an innovative and stimulating book that greatly strengthens our understanding of how cabinet coalitions are formed - one of the most important questions in the comparative study of democratic systems.' Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The problem of minority government; 2. The rationality of minority government formation; 3. Forming minority governments; 4. Minority governments in office; 5. Italy: the politics of cooperation and defection; 6. Norway: the politics of inclusion; 7. Reassessing minority governments; Appendices; Notes; References.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767586357591,"sku":"9780521064729","price":37.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521064729.jpg?v=1758713882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/minority-government-and-majority-rule-9780521064729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}