| British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power Contributor(s): Brand, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198277059 ISBN-13: 9780198277057 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $294.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1992 Annotation: In this book Jack Brand examines the role of the British Conservative and Labour parliamentary parties in the development of government policy since 1945. Focusing on six major policy fields: agriculture, education, housing, defence, the economy, and Scottish affairs, he argues that the influence of back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, and that the close interdependence of front-and back-benchers frequently produces surprising and significant effects on policy development. Dr. Brand concludes that the common perception of back-benchers as powerless to affect the policies of their leaders is misleading, and that they are essential to the development of government policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 92003015 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.76" W x 8.8" (1.39 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the role of the British Conservative and Labour parliamentary parties in the development of government policy since 1945. Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, the economy, and Scottish affairs--Brand argues that the influence of back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, and that the interdependence of front- and back-benchers frequently produces surprising and significant effects on policy development. |