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Introduction / Josep M. Colomer -- Great Britain And Ireland: Variations In Party Government / Ian Budge -- Germany: The Grand Coalition State / Manfred G. Schmidt -- France: The Institutionalisation Of Leadership / Yves Mény -- Italy: The Never-ending Transition Of A Democratic Regime / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Spain And Portugal: Rule By Party Leadership / Josep M. Colomer -- The Low Countries: Confrontation And Coalition In Segmented Societies / Hans Keman -- The Nordic Countries: Compromise And Corporatism In The Welfare State / Jan-erik Lane And Svante Ersson -- The European Union: A Federal, Democratic Empire? / Josep M. Colomer. Edited By Josep M. Colomer. Rev. Ed. Of: Political Institutions In Europe, 2nd Ed. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.