JEAN BLONDEL is Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence and is external Professor attached to its Schuman Centre. He is the author of several books on government, among them, World Leaders, Government Ministers in the Contemporary World, Comparative Government, and co-editor (with M.Cotta) of Party and Government. - MAURIZIO COTTA is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence. He has written on parliamentary institutions and legislative recruitment in Italian politics and on governments. He was co-editor (with J. Blondel) of Party and Government (1996) and Parliamentary Representatives in Europe.

'This book clearly raises the bar for those interested in building and testing theories that apply across country contexts.' - Choice

• List of Tables and Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; J.Blondel The Normative Base of Party Government; A.P.Frognier Party Government, State and Society: Mapping Boundaries and Interrelations; R.B.Andeweg Defining Party and Government; M.Cotta A Framework for the Empirical Analysis of Government-supporting Party Relations; J.Blondel Political Recruitment and Party Government; R.B.Andeweg Patronage by National Governments; W.C.Mueller Governments, Supporting Parties and Policy Making; J.Blondel & J.Nousiainen Conclusion: From the Simple World of Party Government to a More Complex View of Party-Government Relationships; M.Cotta Bibliography Index

JEAN BLONDEL is Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence and is external Professor attached to its Schuman Centre. He is the author of several books on government, among them, World Leaders, Government Ministers in the Contemporary World, Comparative Government, and co-editor (with M.Cotta) of Party and Government. - MAURIZIO COTTA is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence. He has written on parliamentary institutions and legislative recruitment in Italian politics and on governments. He was co-editor (with J. Blondel) of Party and Government (1996) and Parliamentary Representatives in Europe.

'This book clearly raises the bar for those interested in building and testing theories that apply across country contexts.' - Choice

• List of Tables and Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; J.Blondel The Normative Base of Party Government; A.P.Frognier Party Government, State and Society: Mapping Boundaries and Interrelations; R.B.Andeweg Defining Party and Government; M.Cotta A Framework for the Empirical Analysis of Government-supporting Party Relations; J.Blondel Political Recruitment and Party Government; R.B.Andeweg Patronage by National Governments; W.C.Mueller Governments, Supporting Parties and Policy Making; J.Blondel & J.Nousiainen Conclusion: From the Simple World of Party Government to a More Complex View of Party-Government Relationships; M.Cotta Bibliography Index

JEAN BLONDEL is Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence and is external Professor attached to its Schuman Centre. He is the author of several books on government, among them, World Leaders, Government Ministers in the Contemporary World, Comparative Government, and co-editor (with M.Cotta) of Party and Government. - MAURIZIO COTTA is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence. He has written on parliamentary institutions and legislative recruitment in Italian politics and on governments. He was co-editor (with J. Blondel) of Party and Government (1996) and Parliamentary Representatives in Europe.

'This book clearly raises the bar for those interested in building and testing theories that apply across country contexts.' - Choice

• List of Tables and Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; J.Blondel The Normative Base of Party Government; A.P.Frognier Party Government, State and Society: Mapping Boundaries and Interrelations; R.B.Andeweg Defining Party and Government; M.Cotta A Framework for the Empirical Analysis of Government-supporting Party Relations; J.Blondel Political Recruitment and Party Government; R.B.Andeweg Patronage by National Governments; W.C.Mueller Governments, Supporting Parties and Policy Making; J.Blondel & J.Nousiainen Conclusion: From the Simple World of Party Government to a More Complex View of Party-Government Relationships; M.Cotta Bibliography Index