A Theory of Government Formation

Autor: Gregory M. Luebbert
Rok vydání: 1984
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Zdroj: Comparative Political Studies. 17:229-264
ISSN: 1552-3829
0010-4140
DOI: 10.1177/0010414084017002005
Popis: This article presents a theory of the size and party composition of cabinet governments in multiparty democracies. The object of the theory is to improve our understanding of the causal linkages that exist between the choices politicians perceive and the historically determined political and social structures that give meaning to these perceptions and lead politicians repeatedly to make essentially the same choices. A typology of multiparty democracies is employed to capture the decisive political and social structures that give meaning to these perceptions. The structural attributes, in conjunction with a constellation of bargaining relationships, lead to predictable government formation outcomes.
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