Reform in the House of Commons : The Select Committee System /

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One of the most significant changes in the British House of Commons has been the development in 1979 of a system of select committees charged with monitoring government ministries. Unlike previous experiments in parliamentary reform, these committees are staffed exclusively with backbench MPs, who r...

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Autor principal: Jogerst, Michael A., 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University of Kentucky Press, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Parliament. > House of Commons.
Great Britain. > Parliament. > House of Commons > Reform.
Great Britain. > Parliament. > House of Commons > Committees.
Party discipline.
Legislative bodies > Reform.
Committees.
Discipline de parti > Grande-Bretagne.
Party discipline > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Party Government in a Parliamentary Forum; 3. Parliamentary Committees under Party Government; 4. Labour Commits to Reform; 5. The 1979 Select Committee Reforms; 6. Defining the Role of a Member of Parliament; 7. MPs' Views on Parliament and Its Role; 8. MPs' Attitudes on 1979 Select Committees; 9. MPs on Select Committee Roles and Rewards; 10. Conclusion and Assessment; Appendix A. Questionnaire and Evaluation; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W.

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