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Parliament and the people : the reality and the public perception

Title: Parliament and the people : the reality and the public perception / Philip Laundy.
Author: Laundy, Philip, 1924-
Publication: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate, ©1997.

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Description

viii, 228 pages; 23 cm

Subject

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

A summary by P. Laundy of papers presented at a conference held by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on February 24-27, 1995 in Sussex, England.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Setting the scene -- The eroding sovereignty of legislators -- Enhancing professionalism through the work of parliamentary associations -- Changing the public perception -- Political reporting -- Ensuring ethical standards in public life -- The role of political parties -- The evolving civil service -- Direct democracy: The way forward? -- Who do politicians really represent? -- Standards in public life -- Rebuilding trust -- Committee systems -- Making laws make sense.

ISBN

1855219492
9781855219496

LCCN

97015772

OCLC

ocm37109102
37109102
SCSB-2129084

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library