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This book examines how institutional arrangements in the French Constitution shape the bargaining strategies of political parties.

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Review of the hardback: 'The argument is clear and well presented … and well referenced. This short work is a good text for courses on political institutions and comparative politics, as well as French politics.' John Gaffney, Political Studies

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Parliamentary government in the Fifth Republic; 2. Choosing institutions; 3. Restrictive procedures and policy conflict; 4. Restrictive procedures and bargaining among parties; 5. The confidence vote procedure and electoral politics; 6. Electoral politics, procedural choice, and the French budget; 7. Institutional arrangements, political parties, and parliamentary democracy.

Rationalizing Parliament

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9 April 2008
      ISBN-13 9780521072960
      978-0521072960
      ISBN-10 0521072964
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      Democracy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book examines how institutional arrangements in the French Constitution shape the bargaining strategies of political parties.

      Trade Review
      Review of the hardback: 'The argument is clear and well presented … and well referenced. This short work is a good text for courses on political institutions and comparative politics, as well as French politics.' John Gaffney, Political Studies

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Parliamentary government in the Fifth Republic; 2. Choosing institutions; 3. Restrictive procedures and policy conflict; 4. Restrictive procedures and bargaining among parties; 5. The confidence vote procedure and electoral politics; 6. Electoral politics, procedural choice, and the French budget; 7. Institutional arrangements, political parties, and parliamentary democracy.

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