The British System of Government
A.H. Birch(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published in April 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-04-445256-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a background to the British system of government and attempts to balance an analysis of British governmental institutions with discussions of political ideas, political behaviour and policy making. The eighth edition contains a new chapter on British foreign policy.
More details
Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
487 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-04-445256-0 (9780044452560)
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Content
Part 1 The social basis: British society and the British people. Part 2 The constitutional framework: the nature of the constitution; the development of liberal institutions; the survival of medieval institutions. Part 3 The actors and their roles: political parties; electors and voters; pressure groups; politicians and leaders; government and opposition; civil servants. Part 4 The process of government: administration and policy-making; parliament and the administration; changing the law; government at the local level. Part 5 The citizen and the government: the rights of the citizen; the police and political violence; assessing British government.