Looking beneath the Surface: Differences in Decision-Making Structures across Processes

The previous chapter presented the overall decision-making structure in Swiss politics at the beginning of the 21st century. This provides us with a general picture and allows for a comparison over time with the decision-making structure in the 1970s. However, the analysis of the overall decision-making structure potentially neglects important differences between policy domains (Atkinson and Coleman 1989; Knoke et al. 1996; Kriesi et al. 2006a; Sabatier 1987). Policy issues vary across policy domains, as do the political actors involved. In addition, actors may hold different policy preferences from one policy domain to the next, and they may also collaborate with other partners depending on the policy domain at stake. Examining differences between policy domains is particularly appropriate in Switzerland. Because no fixed coalitions of government and opposition exist, actors create different coalitions in each policy domain (Linder and Schwarz 2008). Whereas important parts of the institutional setting are similar across policy domains, decision-making structures might still vary. As was the case with the cross-time analysis conducted in the two previous chapters, a stability of 'rules-in-form' might hide important variations in 'rules-in-use' also across different policy domains.

Rules of the United States District court for the Northern district of Iowa, including rules in Bankruptcy, as amended and revised to April 1, 1924.

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Rules of the court and rules in bankruptcy, effective 1 February 1959.

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Rules in bankruptcy of the District court of the United States for the Northern district of Indiana, effective January 2, 1945.

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Factory and workshop acts. Dangerous and unhealthy industries. Regulations and special rules, in force on 1st January, 1908.

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Operative masonry; or, A theoretical and practical treatise of building; containing a scientific account of stones, clays, bricks, mortars, cements, &c.; a description of their component parts, with the manner of preparing and using them. The fundamental rules in geometry, on masonry and stone-cutting, with their application to practice. Illustrated with forty copper-plate engravings.

Republished in 1846 with title: Practical masonry: or A theoretical and operative treatise of building ...

A problem in form perception: odd shape detection.

"C00-2118-0027."

Abridgement of Murray's English grammar, with an appendix, containing exercises in orthography, in parsing, in syntax, and in punctuation. Designed for the younger classes of learners. To which questions are added--punctuation, and the notes under rules in syntax, supplied from the author's large grammar. Being his own abridgement entire, rev., prepared, and adapted to the use of the "English exercises."

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Newer Evangelischer Catechismus : das ist, ein sehr nützliches lustigs und kurzweiliges Religionsgespräch eines Catholischen Christen und Evangelischen Lutheraners in Form und Weise eines Catechismi ... /

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Glauberus concentratus, oder Kern der glauberischen Schrifften : worinnen alles unnöthige Streit-Wesen weggelassen, was nutzbar ist, in die Enge gezogen, und was undeutlich oder verstecket, so viel möglich klar gemacht, und in Form eines leicht begreiflichen Processes gebracht worden /

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Glauberus concentratus; oder, Kern der. Glauberischen Schrifften worinnen alles unnöthige Streit-Wesen weggelassen was nutzbar ist in die Enge gezogen und was undeutlich oder verstecket so viel möglich klar gemacht und in Form cinca leicht begreifflichen Processes gebracht worden, Auffgesetat von einem Liebhaber philosophischer Geheimnisse.

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Tornado safety rules in schools.

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Goethes werke in form und text ihrer erstausgaben;

[bd.1] Egmont.--[bd.2-3] Gedichte.--[bd.4] Götz von Berlichingen.--[bd.5] Herrmann und Dorothea.--[bd.6] Die lieden des jungen Werthers.--[bd.7-10] Wilhelm Meisters lehrjahre.--[bd.11-12] Die wahlver-wandtschaften.

Manual of suggestions in form, drawing, and color for the public schools of the state of New York; based upon the official documents issued by the Board of regents and the Department of public instruction in the state of New York, specially arranged to meet the requirements for regents' and uniform examinations in these subjects,

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Codes of rules in force in mines and quarries in the United Kingdon.

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