Politics in Western Europe: An Introduction to the Politics of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the European Community Book

This is an extremely useful introductory text. It provides a clear, readable, jargon-free and up-to-date country by country analysis of five European states and the European Community. The contributions are of a high quality, combining very well the virtue of concision and accessibility ...[it] can be recommended without reservation for use on first year Politics or European Studies courses.' - F.Rizzuto, Political Studies This major new textbook provides a clear, readable and up-to-date introduction to the politics of Five representative European states and of the European Community. Country by country the book briefly introduces the geographical, socio-economic, demographic, religious, historical and ideological background and proceeds to consider where power lies and what are the prospects for each political system. Comparative data are interspersed throughout the text.Read More