Parliaments and Governments in Western EuropePhilip Norton Draws together a team of nine country specialists to analyze parliamentary government in Western Europe. The contributors explore the parliaments of Britain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, and the EU. Concludes with a chapter that examines the volume's two theses: that the type of legislature in each country is determined by institutional environment; and that members of the legislature can make some difference to the capacity of the institution to constrain the executive. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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