Reforming Parliamentary Democracy

The authors address issues of representation - the move to a proportional electoral system in New Zealand, the unsuccessful attempt to establish a domestic head of state in Australia, and the reform of the British House of Lords - and demonstrate that citizens increasingly want legislative instituti...

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Hauptverfasser: Seidle, F. Leslie, Docherty, David C. (...David Campbell...)
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Montreal MQUP 13.06.2003
McGill-Queen's University Press
Ausgabe:1
Schlagworte:
Canada
Comparative government
Institutions politiques comparees
Legislative bodies
Legislative bodies > Reform
Legislative bodies-Canada-Reform
Legislature
Parlements-Canada-Reforme
Parlements-Reforme
Parliamentarianism
Political reform
Political Science
Political systems
Reform
Representative government and representation
ISBN:9780773525078, 0773525076, 9780773525085, 0773525084
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Institutional Change in a Small Democracy: The Australian Republic: Solving the Conundrum of Second Chamber Reform in the United Kingdom Introduction Canada and the Aboriginal Peoples: Mäori in Governance: Debating the Reform of Canada’s Parliament Introduction The Interdependence of Governments in Canada The UK’s Rolling Program of Devolution: Designing Parliament for Cooperative Federalism: Conclusion: Notes on Contributors Index Back Matter