Parliament today / Michael Rush.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rush, Michael, 1937-

Series:

Politics today

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Parliament today examines parliamentary government in theory and practice. An introductory chapter places Parliament in its conceptual context. Succeeding chapters deal with Parliament's origins and development, its functions, and its relationship to democracy. The focus then shifts to the operation of Parliament - personnel, increasing professionalisation, organisation, its legislative and scrutiny roles, its relationship with the people, and with the government. A final chapter considers parliamentary reform - externally by changing the political system, internally by changing the way Parliament operates.

Parliament today is intended for students of politics from A-level to final year university, but also for anyone wanting to know what Parliament does and how it works.

Contents:

1 Parliament in context 1

2 The origins and development of Parliament 26

3 The functions of Parliament 57

4 Parliament and democracy 71

5 The personnel of Parliament 96

6 The professionalisation of Parliament 113

7 The organisation of business 137

8 The legislative role 166

9 The scrutiny role 202

10 Parliament and the people 241

11 Parliament and the government 268

12 Reforming Parliament 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-327) and index.

ISBN:

0719057949

0719057957

OCLC:

57485765

Publisher Number:

9780719057946

9780719057953

9780719057946 (hbk.)

9780719057953 (pbk.)