TY - BOOK AU - Conradt,David P TI - German polity SN - 9780321159212 AV - JN3971.A58 C66 2005 U1 - 320.943 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Pearson KW - Germany KW - Politics and government KW - 1990- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-338) and index; The historical setting -- Putting Germany back together again : unification and its aftermath -- The social and economic setting -- Political culture, participation, and civil liberties -- The party system and the representation of interests -- Elections and voting behavior -- Policymaking institutions I : parliament and executive -- Policymaking institutions II : administration, semipublic institutions, and courts -- Subnational units : federalism and local government -- Conclusion : the unified Germany polity faces the future ER -