The Electoral System in Britain

1995. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-333-62918-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 487 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 667 g

This excellent new book provides a comprehensive account of the British system of parliamentary elections. It contains a description of the current structure and operation of the electoral system, and pays special attention to those subjects which have given rise to political concern or controversy in recent years. There is extensive analysis and commentary upon the different proposals for reform which are currently in debate, and the author puts forward his own conclusions on how the electoral system should be developed in the years ahead to modernise and improve the quality of representative democracy in Britain.    

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blackburn, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Illustrations - Preface - Introductory: British Parliamentary Democracy - The Timing of General Elections - The Electorate: Voters and Voting - Parliamentary Constituencies - Parliamentary Candidates - Election Campaigns: Publicity and the Media - The Financial Affairs of the Political Parties - Arguments about Proportional Representation - Appendices - Bibliography - Index