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This comprehensive textbook is the first to go beyond a West European perspective and provide a clear overview of the whole of European politics. Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson address the similarities of key political features among states in Western, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Europe and look forward to political developments at the turn of the century. Traditionally, books have polarized Europe by focusing on points of divergence. European Politics provides a thoroughgoing analysis of several converging themes, including political culture, the nature of the state, party systems, and the formation of government and public policies. With this approach to economic, social and political aspects of politi
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EUROPEAN POLITICS
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EUROPEAN POLITICS An Introduction
Jan-Erik Lane and Svante o. Ersson
SAGE Publications
London . Thousand Oaks. New Delhi
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© Jan-Erik Lane and Svante O. Ersson 1 996 First published 1996 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system , transmitted or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the Publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 6 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PU SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91 320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd 32, M-Block Market Greater Kailash - I New Delhi 1 1 0 048 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data
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We dedicate this book to the two scholars from whom we over the years learnt the most in the conduct of comparative politics: Arend Lijphart (University of California at San Diego) and Giovanni Sartori (Columbia University)
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Contents
Preface
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Introductory Chapter: Convergence versus Divergence The European Scene Macro Interpretations of European Politics The Convergence Approach Our Framework of Analysis Conclusion 1
Historical Legacies Tradition and Country Identity Cleavages State Institutionalization Economic Modernization Democratization Culture Configuration of Legacies Conclusion
2 The Economy A�en� Economic Growth Institutional Convergence Trade Patterns: Increasing Interaction Economic Stability Quality of Life: Human Development Index and Income Distribution Conclusion 3
Social Structures Demographic Structure Occupational Structure European Post-industrialism : The Information and Media Society Social Cohesion Foreign Population Gender and Modernization Conclusion
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European Integration Council of Europe The European Union Voting Power in the Council and Parliament Union Law