Citizens and subjects : an essay on British politics / Tony Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Anthony, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Labour MP and academic Tony Wright's provocative critique of myths of British democracy. He exposes the reality of the constitution, setting out the radical shifts in thinking that are needed for reform.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; The image and the system; The place and the problem; Democracy and the constitution: New wine, old bottles; Dominocracy; Doubts and discontents; Representative government revisited; Responsible government revisited; Political culture: Democracy unvisited; Democracy and ideology: The left; Democracy and ideology: The right; The missing traditions; Centralism and localism; Consumers, producers and citizens; Reconstructions I: Representation; Reconstructions II: Accountability; Reconstructions III: Participation; Reconstructions IV: Openness

The end of politics?Becoming citizens; Postscript on prospects; Notes and references; Index

Notes:

Cover title: Citizens & subjects.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-151) and index.

Contains:

Citizens & subjects.

ISBN:

1-134-94405-5

1-134-94406-3

1-280-06938-4

0-203-40858-6

0-203-32252-5

9780203408582

OCLC:

647379538