British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

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Clarendon Press, 1992 - 370 lappuses
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.

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THE POWER OF PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES
1
MODELS OF LEGISLATIVE PARTIES 56
56
COUNTING INFLUENCE
94
POWER OVER AGRICULTURE
109
HOUSING IN PARLIAMENT
141
POWER OVER EDUCATION
173
PARLIAMENT AND POLICY IN SCOTLAND
210
PARTIES AND ECONOMIC POLICY
248
PARTIES AND DEFENCE POLICY
300
CONCLUSION
341
Bibliography
355
Index
365
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Jack Brand is at University of Strathclyde.

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