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minority government: a standalone construct

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Political science

a cabinet whose parties do not hold a majority of seats, explained as a rational choice when opposition parties can influence policy.

In political science, minority government refers to a cabinet whose parties do not hold a majority of seats, explained as a rational choice when opposition parties can influence policy. This meaning comes from Strom (1984) in Comparative Political Studies.[1]

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government2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs influence5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs opposition2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Strom, K. (1984). Minority Governments in Parliamentary Democracies: The Rationality of Nonwinning Cabinet Solutions. Comparative Political Studies, 17(2), 199-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414084017002004

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