TY - BOOK AU - Gunther,Richard AU - Montero Gibert,José R. TI - The politics of Spain T2 - Cambridge textbooks in comparative politics SN - 9780521843331 AV - JN 8221 G977p 2009 U1 - 320.946 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, UK ; , New York : PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Public administration KW - Spain KW - Administración pública KW - España KW - Democracy KW - Democracia KW - Politics and government KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The state and democracy in Spain : a historical overview -- The constitutional framework -- Multi-level governance : the Estado de las autâonomas and the European Union -- Parties and democratic stability -- Citizens and politics in Spain -- Public policies and decision-making processes N2 - Spain's evolution from authoritarian dictatorship to modern democracy was a remarkable achievement, and it created a model that has since been emulated by other countries. This textbook examines the causes and conditions that explain modern Spain's political development, and analyses the basic characteristics of Spanish democracy today ER -