Kelly Blidook

Constituency Influence in Parliament

Countering the Centre

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Produktbeschreibung

Constituency Influence in Parliament examines the rules andconduct of Private Members' Business to assess the complexrelationship between constituency representation and policy proposals.This revealing study shows that Members of Parliament pursue varioustypes of goals in the legislature - not all of which focus uponparties or leaders - and each MP plays an importantrepresentative role in shaping policy. In contrast with most literatureon Canadian politics, this book resurrects the relevance ofCanada's Parliament by examining what MPs do, why they do it, andwhat effect it has.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9780774821575
• ISBN-10: 0774821574
• Artikelnr.: 37232159

Autorenporträt

Kelly Blidook is an assistant professor of political science at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Parliament and Its Members: Representation and Governance
2 The Electoral Connection and Legislative Behaviour in Canada
3 Legislation in the House: Private Members' Business
4 Private Members' Business: Participation and Motivation
5 Constituency Interests and Private Members' Business
6 The Nation's Interests, the Party's Interests, or the MP's Interests?
7 Does It Matter? Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?
8 Conclusion: Individual Autonomy and Representation
Appendices; Notes; Bibliography