Parliaments and coalitions : the role of legislative institutions in multiparty governance / [electronic resource] Lanny W. Martin, Georg Vanberg. Martin, Lanny W. Vanberg, Georg, 1971- Coalition governments. Legislative bodies. JF331 321.8043 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text reveals that parliaments play a much more important role in policymaking in parliamentary systems than is usually acknowledged. Based on an analysis of roughly 1300 government bills across five democracies, it paints a detailed picture of the treatment of government legislation in contemporary parliaments. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xi, 174 p.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199607884.001.0001 eng Comparative politics Comparative politics.