Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Lander : When Parties Matter PDF
by E. Turner
Part of the New Perspectives in German Political Studies series
Description
When Parties Matter looks at the extent to which political parties can make a difference to public policy, focusing on the regional level in Germany.
Politicians of the left and the right sometimes have radically different views, but inevitably the combined forces of legal and financial constraints, bureaucracy, public expectations and the 'weight of history' restrict their ability to translate political disagreement into policy change.
Giving a detailed examination of education policy, childcare and family policy, and labour market policy in three German regions between 1999 and 2006, this book provides insights into what politicians can and cannot achieve, in particular at the level below the nation-state
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- Pages:272 pages, 28, 28 black & white tables
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:26/08/2011
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- ISBN:9780230307940
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:272 pages, 28, 28 black & white tables
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:26/08/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780230307940
