A H Birch

Representative and Responsible Government

An Essay on the British Constitution

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1964, this book remains a seminal source for contemporary political scientists and offers exceptional insights into notions of responsibility. Wahlke (1971) describes it as 'one of the best analytical surveys of representation.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781032783864
• ISBN-10: 1032783869
• Artikelnr.: 70549829

Autorenporträt

A. H. Birch was Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria, BC, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction 1. Representative and Responsibility in Politics Part
2: The Traditional Doctrines 2. Tory and Whig Attitudes to Representation
3. The Early Radicals 4. Parliamentary Reform and Victorian Liberalism 5.
The Liberal View of the Constitution Part 3: Collectivism and the Theory of
Representation 6. Doctrines of Class Conflict 7. The idealist View of
Politics 8. Theories of Group Representation 9. Party Democracy Part 4:
Responsibility in British Politics 10. Collective Responsibility 11.
Individual Responsibility 12. The Parliamentary Watchdog 13. Responsible
Government Reconsidered Part 5: The Public and the Government 14. The
Nature of Public Opinion 15. Channels of Communication 16. Opinions and
Policies Part 6: Conclusions 17. Representative and Responsible Government
in Britain.