Bøker av Ian Budge

This study offers an analysis of the UK's current economic policy options and a plan for improving life for ordinary citizens via a sensible and realistic understanding of governments' limited ability to manage economic performance. It provides a manifesto which political parties could immediately adopt to make life better for all.

Written by internationally-known specialists from the top politics department in the UK, this book provides an introduction to British Politics. Aimed at lecturers, teachers and students of British politics from A-level to second year university, it includes Special Briefings, Milestones and Glosses that contextualise the issues under discussion.

Examines the state of the British political system during the 1990s covering such areas as: economic difficulties and government response; bureaucratic networks; parties and electors; political communications; and relations with outside governments.

This text explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold War era. It compares democratisation, the transition to a market economy and the increasing economic and political integration in the countries of central and eastern Europe with experiences in Scandinavia, and southern and western Europe.

The volume presents valuable comparative data and methodological insights, including statistical analyses of voting data and critical accounts of major approaches to the representation of voting and party competition.