ABSTRACT
Published in 1997, this text presents a specific interest in analyzing the role of the elites as a key factor for democratic rule and policy changes. In order to put the elites in perspective the author has also conducted opinion surveys asking some of the same questions among representative samples of the populations in the three countries. Comparing these three rather similar states gives possibilities for singling out conditions for specific national developments in elite structure and policies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|83 pages
Continuity and Change
section Two|83 pages
Elite Networks
section Three|34 pages
Elite and Mass Cleavages
section Four|34 pages
The Elites and the People: The Problem of Legitimacy
part Five|62 pages
Values, Ideologies and Policy Priorities
part Six|40 pages
The Elites and the State