Democracy and Institutional Development: Spain in Comparative Theoretical Perspective

✍ Scribed by Bonnie N. Field, Kerstin Hamann (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 269
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction: The Institutionalization of Democracy in Spain....Pages 1-22
Party Development in Democratic Spain: Life-Cycle, Generation, or Period Effect?....Pages 23-43
Interparty Politics in Spain: The Role of Informal Institutions....Pages 44-67
Speaking for Place or for Party? Territorial Representation and the Legislative Behavior of Deputies in the Spanish Congress....Pages 68-89
The Power of Committees in the Spanish Congress of Deputies....Pages 90-109
Regional Governments in Spain: Exploring Theories of Government Formation....Pages 110-134
Feminized Decentralization: Evaluating Women’s Representation in Spain....Pages 135-156
The Institutionalization of Unions and Industrial Relations in Spain....Pages 157-177
Institutions, European Integration, and the Policy Process in Contemporary Spain....Pages 178-202
Conclusion: The Spanish Case and Comparative Lessons on Institutions, Representation, and Democracy....Pages 203-216
Back Matter....Pages 217-253

✦ Subjects

Comparative Politics; Political Science; Democracy; International Relations

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