Lobbying a coalition government is different than lobbying a single-party government, since in the case of a coalition … contribution thanks to its credible threat to block unfavorable proposals. We show further that when, say, a leftist coalition … government may be replaced by a rightist coalition government, the final policy reflects a rightist interest group s preferences …

shaped by the prospect of reelections. The essays in this book enrich this field by introducing aspects of coalition … government and ideology. A third essay focuses on strategic behavior by states in repeated tax competition. The contribution of …

This article analyzes a much debated clause in the coalition contract between SPD and FDP in Rheinland-Pfalz. Two …

At an extreme, partners in coalition governments can divide tasks and individually decide policy in their ministerial …