The Selection of Ministers in Europe : Hiring and Firing Hardback
Edited by Keith (London School of Economics) Dowding, Patrick Dumont
Part of the Routledge Advances in European Politics series
Hardback
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This volume discusses the formation of government cabinets within twenty European democracies, providing the institutional background to the selection and de-selection of ministers. Exploring the historical and constitutional context to cabinet formation, this volume proceeds to provide vital data on the strategic issues that affect the selection of ministers.
Covering states from all over Europe, the authors examine trends from the post-war period up to the present day, with specific focus on recent decades for the newer democracies in political transition.
The volume includes: pioneering new research into the hiring and firing of government ministers vital information on appointments, dismissals and resignations within government cabinets succinct constitutional data relating to ministerial selections across a number of European statesThe book is the first output of the Selection and De-selection of Political Elites international network of scholars (SEDEPE) and will provide a major source of information for all scholars interested in the formation, maintenance and termination of cabinets and the nature of ministerial government.
The Selection of Ministers in Europe. Hiring and Firing will also be of broader interest to students of European Government and Political Institutions.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 22 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black an
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/11/2008
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- ISBN:9780415430814
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 22 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black an
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/11/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415430814
