The Politics of Financial Control: The Role of the House of Commons

ISBN-13: 9781032421643 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 174 str.

Gordon Reid

Opis

Originally published in 1966, this book takes a look at the ancient and traditional, as well as more recent procedures in parliament for controlling finance. It questions outdated procedures and also examines the tendency of the party leaders to restrict control and even debate of financial matters in the House of Commons.

Spis treści

1. The Mysteries of Parliamentary Financial Procedure 2. Campion’s Four Rules of Financial Procedure 3. The Control of Expenditure by Parliamentary Debate 4. The Financial Select Committees 5. Raising the Revenue 6. Is Parliamentary Financial Control a Myth?

O autorze

Gordon Reid was Professor of Politics at the University of Western Australia and Governor of Western Australia.