West German Politics in the Mid-Eighties : Crisis and Continuity

This up-to-date treatment of contemporary West German politics is written by established specialists. The book provides detailed descriptions of the Christian Union, Social Democrat, and Free Democrat parties, and examines the newest party, the Greens. Policy implications of changes in recent German politics are investigated, as well as the link of those changes to economics. An empirical explanation of West German political opinion is also provided.