High politics in the low countries : an empirical study of coalition agreements in Belgium and the Netherlands /

High politics in the low countries : an empirical study of coalition agreements in Belgium and the Netherlands /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Timmermans, Arco, 1964-
Imprint:	Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2003.
Description:	viii, 168 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Coalition governments -- Belgium. Coalition governments -- Netherlands. Coalition governments. Politics and government Belgium -- Politics and government -- 1951-1993. Belgium -- Politics and government -- 1993- Netherlands -- Politics and government -- 1945- Belgium. Netherlands.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4915244

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ISBN:	0754615596 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
Preface
1. Government Formation and Beyond: An Empirical Study
2. Bargaining, Policy, and Coalition Agreements
3. Functions and Effects of Coalition Agreements
4. Case Studies: Coalitions in Belgium and the Netherlands
5. The Leburton Government (1973-74)
6. The Tindemans V Government (1977-78)
7. The Van Agt II Government (1981-82)
8. The Lubbers I Government (1982-86)
9. The Kok I Government (1994-98)
10. The High Politics of Coalition Agreements
Bibliography
Index