1. Influence of election programmes: Britain and Canada 1945-1979 Colin Rallings; 2. The internal analysis of election programmes Ian Budge; 3. Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States 1946-1981, an initial comparative analysis David Robertson; 4. Canada 1945-1980: party platforms and campaign strategies William P. Irvine; 5. Sri Lanka 1947-1977: elite programmes and mass politics Judith Bara; 6. Israel 1949-1981 Judith Bara; 7. Ireland 1948-1981: issues, parties, strategies Peter Mair; 8. Northern Ireland 1921-1973: party manifestos and platforms Michael Laver; 9. Sweden and Denmark 1945-1982: election programmes in the Scandinavian setting Margareta Holmstedt and Tove-Lise Schou; 10. The Netherlands 1946-81 Karl Dittrich; 11. Belgium 1946-1981 Derek J. Hearl; 12. Luxembourg 1945-1982: dimensions and strategies Derek J. Hearl; 13. Austria 1945-1978 Franz Horner; 14. Electoral programmes in West Germany 1949-1980: explorations in the nature of political controversy Hans-Dieter Klingemann; 15. France 1958-1981: the strategy of joint government platforms François Pétry; 16. Italy 1946-1979: ideological distances and party movements Alfio Mastropaolo; 17. Japan 1960-1980: party programmes in elections Takashi Inoguchi; 18. Do parties differ, and how? Comparative discriminant and factor analyses Ian Budge and David Robertson; Appendices; General bibliography.