Why Minority Governments Work: Multilevel Territorial by Bonnie N. Field

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Cabinet Duration and Termination Since the government in a parliamentary system can be removed in a vote of no confidence and elections in most parliamentary systems can be called prior to the legally stipulated maximum term, another common indicator of government performance in parliamentary systems is cabinet duration. Minority parliamentary governments on average have shorter tenures in office than their majority counterparts. 2 months for formal minority governments (those supported by a majority if parliamentary support parties are considered).

Indeed, Pech (2004, 2) states: “It is . . ” His analysis also suggests that under specified conditions a minority government “can be a device for cutting expenditures” (1). More recent research suggests that we are likely to see variation across minority governments based on the opposition’s incentives to accept a deficit. The opposition faces a trade-off in that deficit could weaken the government 20 ● Why Minority Governments Work in the short term, but in the long term, if the opposition reaches office, it will have the burden of dealing with the problem.

Does it have distinct goals in different territorial arenas? The specific design of state territorial institutions can also affect party goals; for example, how much political power is allocated to regional governments or whether parties in the national parliament can affect the territorial allocation of political power. Second, the existence of a national and regional tier of government potentially puts at the parties’ disposal an additional type of political exchange, across state levels. In other words, multiparty deals do not need to be based on a compromise whereby, for example, two parties positioned at policy points seven and nine, respectively, pass a policy in parliament at compromise point eight.

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