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100	1		_92051 _aGunther, Richard
245		0	_aDemocracy in modern Spain / _cRichard Gunther, José Ramón Montero and Joan Botella.
260			_aNew Haven, London : _bYale University Press, _c2004.
300			_axiv, 478 p. : _bill. b&w ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPt. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 2. Spanish Exceptionalism: The Absence of a Tradition of Democratic Stability -- Pt. 3. Institucional Crystallization and Democratic Consolidation -- Pt. 4. A New Political Culture -- Pt. 5. Elections and Parties: The Stabilization of Electoral Behavior -- Pt. 6. The Many Spains: From Authoritarian Centralism to the Estado de las Autonomías -- Pt. 7 Public Policy and Decision Making: From Dictatorship to Democracy.
520			_aThis book, written by three of the world's leading experts on Spanish politics, is the first comprehensive study of the origins and basic character of Spain's democratic political system. It analyzes the regime's core political institutions, its political parties and party systems, patterns of electoral behavior, the evolution of Spain's political culture, and the impact of these social and institutional changes on public policy processes and outputs. The authors survey those aspects of Spanish society and politics that had contributed to the country's inability to sustain a stable and democratic regime prior to the 1970s. They argue that the successful transition to and consolidation of democracy was made possible by socioeconomic modernization, cultural change, and by decisions made by political elites in the establishment of core democratic institutions and the conduct of electoral competition. This book is based on over 500 hours of interviews with Spanish political elites, extensive analyses of survey data, and other original research.
650		0	_955 _aDemocracy _zSpain
651		0	_91349 _aSpain _xPolitics and government _y1975-
700	1		_4aut _92052 _aMontero, José R., _d1948-
700	1		_4aut _92053 _aBotella, Juan
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