How Power Changes Hands: Transition and Succession in Government

by Paul 't Hart

Book Overview

How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349318140
• ISBN13: 9781349318148
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"