The British system of government / / Anthony H. Birch
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| Autore: |
Birch Anthony Harold
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| Titolo: |
The British system of government / / Anthony H. Birch
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Edizione: | 10th ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.441 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government 1945- |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-281) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE TO THE TENTH EDITION; PART I: THE SOCIAL BASIS; 1. BRITISH SOCIETY AND THE BRITISH PEOPLE; PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; 2. THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION; 3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBERAL INSTITUTIONS; 4. THE SURVIVAL OF MEDIEVAL INSTITUTIONS; PART III: THE ACTORS AND THEIR ROLES; 5. ELECTORS AND VOTERS; 7. PRESSURE GROUPS; 8. POLITICIANS AND LEADERS; 9. GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION; 10. CIVIL SERVANTS; PART IV: THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT; 11. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY-MAKING |
| 12. PARLIAMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION13. CHANGING THE LAW; 14. GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL; 15. THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND UNION; 16. CONDUCTING FOREIGN POLICY; PART V: THE CITIZEN AND THE GOVERNMENT; 17. CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND THE LAW; 18. MERITS AND PROBLEMS OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT; APPENDIX: NOTES ON THE POLITICS OF NORTHERN IRELAND; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <P>The tenth edition of this acclaimed text continues to provide a lively, comprehensive and up-to-date account of British political institutions, of the way in which they operate, and of the society in which they developed. It includes new sections on the following key areas: the monarchy and the House of Lords the 1997 general election the transformation of the Labour party and the demise of the Tory's the European Union devolution the judicial system Northern Ireland.</P> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | British System of Government |
| ISBN: | 1-134-67056-7 |
| 1-134-67057-5 | |
| 1-280-53922-4 | |
| 9786610539222 | |
| 0-203-02439-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777073003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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