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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456282803321

Autore

Smith David E. <1936->

Titolo

The Canadian senate in bicameral perspective / / David E. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-281-99455-3

9786611994556

1-4426-8060-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

328.71/071

Soggetti

Legislative bodies - Canada - Reform

POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I -- 1. Bicameralism: A Concept in Search of a Theory -- 2. Bicameral Perspectives -- 3. The Senate as an Object of Study -- Part II -- 4. Representation -- 5. Federalism -- 6. Legislation -- 7. Responsible Government -- Part III -- 8. The Canadian Senate: What Is to Be Done? -- 9. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective is the first book-length scholarly study of the Senate in over a quarter century and the first such analysis of the upper house as one chamber of a bicameral legislature. David E. Smith's aim is to demonstrate the inter-relationship of the two chambers and the constraint this poses for Senate reform. He analyzes past literature on the Senate and current proposals for reform ? such as Triple-E Senate ? drawing detailed comparisons between Canada's upper chamber and the upper chambers of Australia, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.There is a revival of interest and literature abroad in upper chambers and also in bicameralism. Using Parliamentary debates and committee reports, as well as a broad reading of comparative literature,



The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective sets the Canadian Senate into this international milieu, contextualizing the debate and arguing for a renewed investigation into its future.