Comparative European politics/ 
edited by Josep M. Colomer. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2008. 
 - ix, 310 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Political institutions in Europe, 2nd ed. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Josep M. Colomer -- Great Britain and Ireland : variations in party government / Ian Budge -- Germany : the grand coalition state / Manfred G. Schmidt -- France : the institutionalisation of leadership / Yves Mény -- Italy : the never-ending transition of a democratic regime / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Spain and Portugal : rule by party leadership / Josep M. Colomer -- The Low Countries : confrontation and coalition in segmented societies / Hans Keman -- The Nordic countries : compromise and corporatism in the welfare state / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- The European Union : a federal, democratic empire? / Josep M. Colomer. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415437554 (hardback) 0415437555 (hardback) 9780415437561 (pbk.) 0415437563 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative government.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe, Western--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.3094   / COL/C