Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit in AmsterdamCONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS:Klaus Armingeon Institut fuer Politiekwissenschapft, UnitoblerUwe Becker Universiteit van AmsterdamIan Budge University of EssexFrancis Castles The Australian National University, CanberraHans Daalder The HagueSvante Errson Umea UniversitetKees van Kersbergen Katholieke Universiteit NijmegenJan-Erik Lane Universite de GenevePeter Mair Universiteit van LeidenPaul Pennings Vrije UniversiteitManfred Schmidt

"Well balanced in coverage . . . recommended for graduate students, researchers, and professionals."

• PART ONE: THE COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO DEMOCRACYThe Comparative Approach to Democracy - Hans KemanThe Development of the Study of Comparative Politics - Hans DaalderComparing Democracies - Hans Keman Theories and EvidencePART TWO: PARTIES AND GOVERNMENT IN DEMOCRACIESComparative Government and Democracy - Ian Budge et alVoters, Elections and Ideology in European Democracies - Paul PenningsIn the Aggregate - Peter MairMass Electoral Behaviour in Western Europe, 1950-2000PART THREE: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIONInterest Intermediation - Klaus ArmingeonThe Cases of Consociational Democracy and CorporatismThe Impact of Political Parties, Constitutional Structures and Veto Players on Public Policy - Manfred G SchmidtComparative Politics and the Welfare State - Kees van Kersbergen and Uwe BeckerPART FOUR: THE POLITICAL PERFORMANCE OF DEMOCRACIESPolicy Performance in the Democratic State - Francis G CastlesAn Emergent Field of StudyDemocratic Performance - Jan-Erik Lane and Svante ErssonAre There Institutional Effects?Democratic Institutions, Governance and Political Performance - Hans Keman with Malika A[um]it Mallouk

Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit in AmsterdamCONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS:Klaus Armingeon Institut fuer Politiekwissenschapft, UnitoblerUwe Becker Universiteit van AmsterdamIan Budge University of EssexFrancis Castles The Australian National University, CanberraHans Daalder The HagueSvante Errson Umea UniversitetKees van Kersbergen Katholieke Universiteit NijmegenJan-Erik Lane Universite de GenevePeter Mair Universiteit van LeidenPaul Pennings Vrije UniversiteitManfred Schmidt

"Well balanced in coverage . . . recommended for graduate students, researchers, and professionals."

• PART ONE: THE COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO DEMOCRACYThe Comparative Approach to Democracy - Hans KemanThe Development of the Study of Comparative Politics - Hans DaalderComparing Democracies - Hans Keman Theories and EvidencePART TWO: PARTIES AND GOVERNMENT IN DEMOCRACIESComparative Government and Democracy - Ian Budge et alVoters, Elections and Ideology in European Democracies - Paul PenningsIn the Aggregate - Peter MairMass Electoral Behaviour in Western Europe, 1950-2000PART THREE: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIONInterest Intermediation - Klaus ArmingeonThe Cases of Consociational Democracy and CorporatismThe Impact of Political Parties, Constitutional Structures and Veto Players on Public Policy - Manfred G SchmidtComparative Politics and the Welfare State - Kees van Kersbergen and Uwe BeckerPART FOUR: THE POLITICAL PERFORMANCE OF DEMOCRACIESPolicy Performance in the Democratic State - Francis G CastlesAn Emergent Field of StudyDemocratic Performance - Jan-Erik Lane and Svante ErssonAre There Institutional Effects?Democratic Institutions, Governance and Political Performance - Hans Keman with Malika A[um]it Mallouk