Title:
Parliament in British politics
Author:
Norton, Philip.
ISBN:
9780230291935
9780230291928
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Edition:
Second edition.
Publication Information:
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Physical Description:
xiv, 336 pages ; 22 cm.
Series:
Contemporary political studies
Contemporary political studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
General Note:
Previous ed.: 2004.
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Parliament in Perspective -- The Development of Parliament -- PART I: PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT -- Recruiting Ministers -- The Making of Public Policy -- Legislation -- The Administration of Government -- PART II: BEYOND WHITEHALL -- Parliament and the European Union -- Parliament and Devolution -- Parliament and the Courts -- PART III: PARLIAMENT AND THE PEOPLE -- Representing the People -- The Voice of the Constituents -- Speaking for Different Interests -- Reaching the Public -- Conclusion: Parliamentary Reform.
Abstract:
"This fully revised new edition includes expanded coverage of Parliament's relationship with the courts, devolved assemblies and the European Union. Distinctively, the book goes beyond the usual focus of Parliament-Government relations to encompass policy-makers beyond Whitehall and Parliament's broader relationship with citizens"--
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