Table of Contents

I: Comparative politics
1: Population
2: Social structure
3: Employment
4: Economy
5: Public finance
6: Government structure
7: Political parties
8: Political communication
9: European Union
II: Country tables
Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom; Canada; USA; Japan; Australia; New Zealand
Appendix I: Data on government structures
Appendix II: Election data

Reviews

From reviews of the first edition:
`This series provides a welcome and much needed boost for a more analytical and theoretically informed treatment of west European politics. Professor Patrick Dunleavy
`useful compendium ... This book will be particularly useful for its socioeconomic and public expenditure time series and for its up-to-date list of governments as these data are nowhere available in a single source for such a long period.'
Political Studies
'A comprehensive statistical guide to the government and politics of the 19 Western European countries plus Canada, the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand who belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.'
K.Y. Stabler, New Mexico State University, Choice, Sep '92
`many of the tables are interesting and the book should be a useful source for hypothese'
Parliamentary Affairs
`a useful source for hypotheses.'
Parliamentary Affairs
'this is a valuable book ... the task has certainly been made a little easier for those seeking entry into the rich world of comparative analysis'
Jack Vowles, University of Waikato, Aust. Jnl, Pol. 7/93