Nested Political Coalitions

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The book delves into the principles of coalition politics, emphasizing that actors operate with bounded rationality and often form marginally winning coalitions with similar groups to maximize rewards. It categorizes coalitions into four types—country, regime, agenda, and cabinet—and analyzes their interrelations, revealing how broader coalitions lead to more specific ones with reduced support. Additionally, it suggests that changes at the program or cabinet level typically do not weaken, and may even reinforce, the overarching coalitions of the regime or country.