TY - GEN AU - Lane, Jan-Erik. AU - Ersson Svante O TI - Politics and society in Western Europe SN - 0803977956 AV - JN94.A2 PY - 1994/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Comparative government KW - Europe KW - Politics and government KW - 1945 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-394) and index; Introduction: a Changing Scenario -- 1. From Political Sociology to Political Institutionalism -- 2. Social Cleavages -- 3. Political Parties -- 4. Political Parties and the Social Structure -- 5. Party Systems -- 6. Decision-Making Institutions: Autonomy -- 7. Decision-Making Systems: Influence -- 8. Issues -- 9. Political Stability -- 10. Tax and Welfare State -- 11. European Integration -- 12. Conclusion ER -