The Handbook of Democratic Government is the first compact and comprehensive data collection for 20 countries which simultaneously provides comparative and complete information on the composition of governments.
1 Introduction.- 2 Government in Parliamentary Democracies.- 2.1 The Choice of Countries and Period under Investigation.- 2.2 Parties, Ministries and Party Control of Government.- 2.3 What is a Government and how long does it last?.- 2.4 Ministers and the Distribution of Offices & Competences.- 3 Operationalisation: Conceptual Validity and Data Reliability.- 4 Glossary of Format of Data Set and Structure of Presentation.- References.- The Stability of Parliamentary Democracies. Duration,Type and Termination of Governments.