| Description |
xvi, 348 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The historical setting -- Ch. 2. Putting Germany back together again : unification and its aftermath -- Ch. 3. The social and economic setting -- Ch. 4. Political culture, participation, and civil liberties -- Ch. 5. The party system and the representation of interests -- Ch. 6. Elections and voting behavior -- Ch. 7. Policymaking institutions I : parliament and executive -- Ch. 8. Policymaking institutions II : administration, semipublic institutions, and courts -- Ch. 9. Subnational units : federalism and local government -- Ch. 10. Conclusion : the unified German polity faces the future -- App. The basic law of the federal republic |
| Summary |
"This text provides a comprehensive introduction to modern German politics. The German Polity emphasizes the structural and attitudinal changes that have taken place in Germany over the past half century, as well as the policy problems facing it today."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Germany |
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Political conditions |
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History, 1946-1999 |
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History, 2000- |
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Statistics |
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Overseas item |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| SUBJECT |
Germany (East) -- Politics and government -- 1989-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90002753
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000847
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| LC no. |
2003028226 |
| ISBN |
0321159217 : |
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