Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative View

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M.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
 

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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
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154
Congress and Parliament
159
Author Index
173
27
177

Additional Working Relationships
89

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