... analysed here than during the 14 months of the 5SM–Lega coalition government. ³ Table 2. Average increase of subsections during parliamentary procedures Relevant legislation First two years, 18th parl. term (2013–2014) First two years, 17th parl. term (2018–2019) Decree-laws...

... of Deputies, which can serve as prototypical case. Since 2010, three coalition governments have ruled. In the last two, the influence of populist parties (represented by ANO under the leadership of Andrej Babiš) gradually increased. By tracking the legislative performance of cabinets in the Chamber, we found...

... to act as they saw fit. Coalition governments were constrained by their need to maintain parliamentary confidence. Two other interesting findings were apparent in Libya. First, the intervention was a dramatic example of multilateral forum shopping, with the main participants trying two alternative...

...Torbjörn Bergman, Hanna Bäck, and Johan Hellström, Coalition Governance Patterns across Western Europe In: Coalition Governance in Western Europe. Edited by: Torbjörn Bergman, Hanna Bäck, and Johan Hellström, Oxford University Press. © Oxford University Press 2021...

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... the implications of these tests for the statistical analyses in the subsequent chapters. Central and Eastern Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic performance expert survey parliamentary democracy political elites political executives post-communist politics prime ministers When...

... Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic performance expert survey parliamentary democracy political elites political executives post-communist politics prime ministers In this chapter, we will describe prime-ministerial performance in the parliamentary democracies...

... government policies. Lastly, the chapter shows that PMs’ previous participation in communist parliaments and executives also has positive effects on their performance, in particular their ability to shape government policies. Central and Eastern Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic...

... reveals that PMs with previous political experience perform better when they command strong legislative powers. Central and Eastern Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic performance expert survey parliamentary democracy political elites political executives post-communist...

... and accountability. Central and Eastern Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic performance expert survey parliamentary democracy political elites political executives post-communist politics prime ministers This book has provided unique and innovative insights into the careers...

... not entirely brought the benefits reflected in the comparative and theoretical literature, namely stable majoritarian coalition governments. Czech Republic Bergman T Druckman J N constitutions D’Hondt formula executive the governments investiture legislatures minority governments parliaments...

...-nd/4.0/ . Subject to this license, all rights are reserved. The Dutch political system with its coalition governments, backed by a parliamentary majority and a strongly plural media system is mirrored in the datasets collected so far. The legislative process can be seen as the business of turning...

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... allocated to IFIs staff non partisanship research Coats A Netherlands Central Planning Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) assessment of electoral platforms election cycles coalition governments macroeconomic forecasts cost-benefit analysis As one of the world’s oldest fiscal watchdogs...

...Table 3.1 Sample of coalition agreements Country Coalition Governments Coalition Agreements ^a Post-electoral Inter-electoral Austria 21 15 15 0 Belgium 38 21 13 8 Denmark 23 8 6 2 Finland 44 34 17 17...

... not only observe in Western European countries, but also in Eastern European countries. We have afterward shed light on what type of issues are settled in coalition governments. We find that on average as much as 92 percent of the agreements are devoted to policies. By contrast, procedural rules...

... variable as in the preceding chapters, coalition agreements are now treated as the independent variable in order to explain how long coalition governments last. This allows us to say something about the impact of coalition agreements, and whether they in fact “work” as control mechanisms. It is argued...

... performance and related theoretical arguments, and introducing an original dataset covering 131 prime-ministerial cabinets in eleven CEE countries from 1990 to 2018. Moreover, the chapter provides an overview of the key findings of the book’s empirical chapters. Central and Eastern Europe coalition...

... that may influence their performance in office. Central and Eastern Europe coalition governments comparative politics democratic performance expert survey parliamentary democracy political elites political executives post-communist politics prime ministers Prime ministers (PMs) occupy...