Content
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Part I. Studying Party Patronage
1. Party Patronage as an Organizational Resource
2. Measuring Party Patronage through Structured Expert Interviews
Part II. Party Patronage In Europe
3. Party Patronage in Austria: From Reward to Control
4. 'A Tradition We Don't Mess With': Party Patronage in Bulgaria
5. Party Patronage in the Czech Republic
6. Party Patronage in Denmark: The Merit State with Politics 'On the Side'
7. Party Patronage in Germany: The Strategic use of Appointments
8. Party Patronage in Greece: Political Entrepreneurship in a Party Patronage Democracy
9. Capturing the State: Party Patronage in Hungary
10. Party Patronage in Iceland: Rewards and Control Appointments
11. Party Patronage in Ireland: Changing Parameters
12. Party Patronage in Italy: A Matter for Solitary Leaders
13. Party Patronage in the Netherlands: Sharing Appointments to Maintain Consensus
14. Party Patronage in Norway: No Room for Political Parties?
15. Party Patronage in Portugal: Treading in Shallow Water
16. Party Patronage in Spain: Extensive But Not Pervasive use of Appointments as s Tool of Party Government
17. Party Patronage in the United Kingdom
Part III. Conclusion
18. Conclusion: Party Patronage in Contemporary Europe
Appendix
Bibliography
Index