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Democratic drift : majoritarian modification and democratic anomie in the United Kingdom / Matthew Flinders.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flinders, Matthew V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labour Party (Great Britain).
- Democracy--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Democracy.
- Democracy--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (339 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text examines the evolution of democracy in the UK since the election of New Labour in 1997. Flinders also explores the trajectory of democracy from 1945 onwards and examines the degree to which recent developments in the UK fit within global democratic trends.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Part I: History, Theory, and Method""; ""1. Constitutional Anomie""; ""2. Meta-constitutional Orientations""; ""3. Old Labour, New Labour, �Blair Paradox�""; ""4. Democratic Analysis""; ""Part II: Patterns of Democracy""; ""5. V1. Party System""; ""6. V2. Cabinets""; ""7. V3. Executive�Legislative Relationships""; ""8. V4. Electoral System""; ""9. V5. Interest Groups""; ""10. V6. Federal�Unitary Dimension""; ""11. V7. Unicameralism�Bicameralism""
- ""12. V8. Constitutional Amendment""""13. V9. Judicial Review""; ""14. V10. Central Bank Independence""; ""Part III: Bi-constitutionalism and the Governance of Britain""; ""15. Bi-constitutionalism""; ""16. Democratic Drift""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-38383-3
- 9786612383830
- 0-19-157160-1
- OCLC:
- 728267271
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