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Parliament and the people : the reality and the public perception / Philip Laundy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Description: viii, 228 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1855219492
  • 9781855219496
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328
LOC classification:
  • JF1051. L335 1997
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Setting the Scene -- 2. The Eroding Sovereignty of Legislators -- 3. Enhancing Professionalism through the Work of Parliamentary Associations -- 4. Changing the Public Perception -- 5. Political Reporting -- 6. Ensuring Ethical Standards in Public Life -- 7. The Role of Political Parties -- 8. The Evolving Civil Service -- 9. Direct Democracy: The Way Forward? -- 10. Who do Politicians Really Represent? -- 11. Conclusion -- App. 1. Standards in Public Life -- App. 2. Rebuilding Trust -- App. 3. Committee Systems -- App. 4. Making Laws Make Sense -- Index.
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Setting the Scene -- 2. The Eroding Sovereignty of Legislators -- 3. Enhancing Professionalism through the Work of Parliamentary Associations -- 4. Changing the Public Perception -- 5. Political Reporting -- 6. Ensuring Ethical Standards in Public Life -- 7. The Role of Political Parties -- 8. The Evolving Civil Service -- 9. Direct Democracy: The Way Forward? -- 10. Who do Politicians Really Represent? -- 11. Conclusion -- App. 1. Standards in Public Life -- App. 2. Rebuilding Trust -- App. 3. Committee Systems -- App. 4. Making Laws Make Sense -- Index.

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