Policy, Office, or Votes?: How Political Parties in Western Europe Make Hard Decisions

Book Overview

Leaders of political parties often have to choose among conflicting objectives, such as influence on policy, control of the government, and support among the voters. This book examines the behavior of political parties in situations where they experience conflict between two or more important objectives. The volume contains a theoretical introduction and case studies of party leaders in Germany, Italy, France and Spain as well as six smaller European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521637236
• ISBN13: 9780521637237
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"