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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
This is the single best book published on the Westminster Parliament: admirably clear, superbly researched, and brilliantly argued.' - Philip Cowley, University of Nottingham, UK.
Examines the link between Parliament and the citizen as well as between Parliament and government