Coalition Government and Party Mandate: How Coalition Agreements Constrain Ministerial Action

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.

Author: Catherine Moury
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/12/2014
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781138821606

About the Author

Catherine Moury is Assistant Professor at NOVA University, Lisbon, and researcher at CIES-IUL. Her research focuses on institutional change in the European Union and on coalition governments.