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Book Cover |
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Title |
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Copyright |
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CONTENTS |
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TABLES |
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NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS |
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction |
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CHAPTER 2: Great Britain and Ireland: Variations in Party Government |
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CHAPTER 3: Germany: The Grand Coalition State |
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CHAPTER 4: France: The Institutionalisation of Leadership |
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CHAPTER 5: Italy: The Never-ending Transition of a Democratic Regime |
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CHAPTER 6: Spain and Portugal: Rule by Party Leadership |
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CHAPTER 7: The Low Countries: Confrontation and Coalition in Segmented Societies |
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CHAPTER 8: The Nordic Countries: Compromise and Corporatism in the Welfare State |
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CHAPTER 9: The European Union: A Federal, Democratic Empire? |
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INDEX |
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