TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - von Arnim, Hans Herbert
T1  - Misleading the German Public: The New Bundestag Law on Parliamentarians
JF  - German Politics
N2  - This article outlines the his tory of several attempts to increase salaries and pensions of members of the German Bundestag in the early I990s. It shows the unethical tactics used by parliamentarians and the way in which public information was in part consciously designed to mislead. It is argued that Bundestag members tend to form a political cartel when decisions concerning their salaries and pensions are made. Similiar tendencies can be observed in all parliamentary decisions involving party finance, providing support for Katz and Mairs thesis that 'catch-all' parties are generally being replaced by 'cartel parties'. Having analysed the issues involved, the article calls for greater accountability and responsibility on the part of German politicians when their own personal advantage is at issue.
KW  - Deutschland / Bundestag
KW  - Abgeordneter
Y1  - 1997
U6  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0246-opus4-7880
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0246-opus4-7880
SN  - 0964-4008
SS  - 0964-4008
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 58
EP  - 75
ER  -