ruling elites and decision-making in fascist-era dictatorships

xiiRuling Elites3.5 Political offices held by ministers (Germany) 673.6 Political offices held by ministers underthe Weimar Republic 693.7 Ministers’ previous parliamentary experience indemocratic liberal regime (Germany) 705.1 Duration of ministerial careers by ministerial portfolio(Portugal) 1255.2 Ministers’ occupational background (%) (Portugal) 1265.3 Political offices held by ministers (%) (Portugal) 1306.1 Topics discussed at the council of ministers bycategory (%) (Portugal) 1486.2 Meetings with ministers before, during and after holdingoffice (Portugal) 1526.3 Meetings with other political office holders (Portugal) 1577.1 Frequency of meetings of the council of ministers1938–45 (Spain) 1857.2 Political ‘family’ to which cabinet members belonged(1938–45) (Spain) 1947.3 Subjects of agreements at meetings of the council ofministers 1939–45 (%) (Spain) 1957.4 Ministerial portfolios held by the military (Spain) 1997.5 Age distribution (%) and average age of ministers (Spain) 2007.6 Educational level of ministers (%) (Spain) 2027.7 University degree of civilian ministers (%) (Spain) 2027.8 Fields of higher education of civilian ministers (%) (Spain) 2027.9 Ministers’ occupational background (%) (Spain) 2047.10 Political offices held by ministers (%) (Spain) 2067.11 Political offices held by ministers in democratic regime(%) (Spain) 2077.12 Ministers’ previous parliamentary experience indemocratic-liberal regime (%) (Spain) 207