Multi-Party Politics and the Constitution (Paperback)

List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on sources; Introduction; Part I. Multi-party Politics: 1. The two-party system and its challengers; 2. The Social Democratic Party and the Alliance; 3. Multi-party politics and the electorate; 4. Multi-party politics and the future; Part II. The Constitutional Consequences: 5. Forming a government: the lessons of history; 6. Forming a government: the rules of the game; 7. Minority government; 8. Coalition government; Conclusion; Appendix: Coalition and minority governments in Britain since 1895; Bibliographical note; Index.