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Reviews and discusses `Does politics matter? An analysis of the public welfare commitment in advanced democratic states', which appeared in vol.7 (1979), pp.169-186 of this journal. Includes a comment by the original authors.

Discusses the new beginnings made after 1945; the availability of both federal and Lander party systems, which serve as an 'internal experiment' for party system change and development; and the legal constraints within which the parties and party system operate. (Abstract amended)

The existence of two, differentiated, votes for constituency candidates and for party lists in the electoral system of the Federal Republic of Germany offers parties the opportunity of campaigning for 'second' (party list) votes in certain situations. Discusses the role of the small Free Democratic party in this process. (Abstract amended)