The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting

Governments And Legislative Agenda Setting : An Introduction / George Tsebelis And Bjørn Erik Rasch -- Germany : Limited Government Agenda Control And Strong Minority Rights / Christoph Hönnige And Ulrich Sieberer -- France : Systematic Institutional Advantage Of Government In Lawmaking / Sylvain Brouard -- Italy : Government Alternation And Legislative Agenda Setting / Francesco Zucchini -- United Kingdom : Extreme Institutional Dominance By The Executive ... Most Of The Time / Mads H. Qvortrup -- Hungary : Changing Government Advantages - Challenging A Dominant Executive / Gabriella Ilonszki And Krisztina Jáger -- The Netherlands : Legislative Agenda Setting And The Politics Of Strategic Lock-in / Arco Timmermans -- Switzerland : Agenda Setting Power Of The Government In A Separation-of-powers Framework / Daniel Schwarz, André Bächtiger, And Georg Lutz -- Greece : Government As The Dominant Player / Aris Alexopoulos -- Spain : Majoritatian Choices, Disciplined Part Government And Compliant Legislature / Natalia Ajenjo And Ignacio Molina -- Portugal : Limited Government And The Influential Role Of Parliament / Eugénia Da Conceição-heldt -- Russia : The Executive In A Leading Role / Iulia Shevchenkoo And Grigorii V. Golosov -- Denmark : Agenda Control And Veto Rights To Opposition Parties / Robert Klemmensen -- Norway : Institutionally Weak Governments And Parliamentary Voting On Bills / Bjørn Erik Rasch -- Japan : Decades Of Partisan Advantages Impeding Cabinent's Agenda Setting Power / Silke Köster-riemann -- Conclusion / Bjørn Erik Rasch And George Tsebelis. Edited By Bjørn Erik Rasch And George Tsebelis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.