Local elections in Britain [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher
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| Autore: |
Rallings Colin
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| Titolo: |
Local elections in Britain [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (243 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 324.941/085 |
| Soggetto topico: | Local elections - Great Britain |
| Elections - Great Britain | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ThrasherMichael
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-224) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Local Elections in Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Local elections-a case of mystery, intrigue and neglect; 2 The evolution of local democracy; 3 The local electoral system; 4 Turnout in local elections; 5 Contestation, candidates and incumbency; 6 Party competition in local elections; 7 Votes, seats and local electoral outcomes; 8 Major parties and local elections; 9 Minor parties and local elections; 10 Local elections and national politics |
| 11 Local by-elections-parochial contests or national electoral indicators?12 Local elections and representation; 13 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Exploring the historical context, the structure and method of operation, Local Elections in Britain clearly addresses the key issues and confusions that surround the local election system including:* the nature and extent of electoral participation including the crucial issue of low turnout* the candidates, and the growing proportion of women challenging for council seats* the performance of political parties, now a central feature of local elections* the dangers of viewing local elections as national opinion pollsDrawing on the results of more than 100,000 local e |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Local elections in Britain |
| ISBN: | 1-280-32266-7 |
| 0-203-41275-3 | |
| 0-203-31693-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454936403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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