The parlamentary state
Focuses on the institution of parliament and how the parliamentary state operates and is conceptualized in the UK. The author analyzes the theory and practice of parliamentarism, exploring how parliament acts as the point where electoral needs and the formation of public policy intersects.
236 p. ; 24 cm
9780803988712, 9780803988729, 0803988710, 0803988729
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IntroductionOrigins and Development of the British Parliamentary StateTheories and PerspectivesThe Party SystemThe Challenge of Interest RepresentationParliamentarism and the Central StateA Unitary and Centralised State?The Parliamentary State in the 1990s