British and French Parliaments in Comparative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138519794 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 186 str.

Gerhard Loewenberg

Opis

The representative assembly, or parliament, as it is most widely called, is at once an old, a ubiquitous, and a controversial political institution

Spis treści

Preface

The Role of Parliaments in Modern Political Systems -- Gerhard Loewenberg

1: The Decline of Legislatures -- James Bryce
2: Reform of the House of Commons: The Case for Specialization -- John P. Mackintosh
3: Reform of the Bundestag: The Case for General Debate -- Wilhelm Hennis
4: Parliament under the Fifth French Republic: Difficulties of Adapting to a New Role -- Francois Goguel
5: Parliament under the Fifth French Republic: Patterns of Executive Domination -- Philip Williams
6: Parliament and Nation-Building: England and India -- Henry C. Hart
7: Policy Demands and System Support: The Role of the Represented -- John C. Wahlke

For Further Reading
Index

O autorze

Gerhard Loewenberg