Electoral System in Britain

AvRobert Blackburn

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

This excellent new book provides a comprehensive account of the British system of parliamentary elections. It contains a description of the current structure and operation of the electoral system, and pays special attention to those subjects which have given rise to political concern or controversy in recent years. There is extensive analysis and commentary upon the different proposals for reform which are currently in debate, and the author puts forward his own conclusions on how the electoral system should be developed in the years ahead to modernise and improve the quality of representative democracy in Britain.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-07-30
Mått:155 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt:734 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:487
Upplaga:1995
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333629185

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Recensioner i media

'This is an indispensable book. It is the best study of the British electoral system (including arguments for reform)...It deserves a wide readership.' - Lord Plant, Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford 'A very comprehensive and scholarly account of the electoral system. It is very well researched (and) will be a very useful source of reference...The book is an authoritative contribution to current debates on reform.' - Dawn Oliver, Professor of Constitutional Law, University College, London

Innehållsförteckning

List of Tables and Illustrations - Preface - Introductory: British Parliamentary Democracy - The Timing of General Elections - The Electorate: Voters and Voting - Parliamentary Constituencies - Parliamentary Candidates - Election Campaigns: Publicity and the Media - The Financial Affairs of the Political Parties - Arguments about Proportional Representation - Appendices - Bibliography - Index