Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative ViewM.E. Sharpe, 1994 - 184 pages An examination of parliaments and legislatures in their many dimensions. The volume contains eight chapters: legislatures in today's democracies; the members--representatives and legislators; political parties; committees; legislative-executive relations; the electorate and the public--elections and interest groups; parliaments at the beginning; and legislatures in the policy process. Includes appendices on stages of legislative procedure; the vocabulary of parliaments and legislatures; and Congress and Parliament--American and British English. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Table des matières
Legislatures in Todays Democracies | 1 |
Legislatures and Policy Decisions | 9 |
Activities and Roles | 16 |
The Members and the Institution | 27 |
Organization of the Chamber | 39 |
Party Voting | 50 |
The Internal Organization of Parliament II | 56 |
Summary | 72 |
Voter Response | 102 |
Parliaments at the Beginning | 115 |
The Former USSR | 128 |
Policy Attributes | 142 |
xiii | 154 |
Congress and Parliament | 159 |
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