The Role of the Member of Parliament Since 1868: From Gentlemen to PlayersOUP Oxford, 2001 M09 20 - 264 páginas This wide-ranging study, by one of the UK's leading scholars of British politics, presents a fascinating picture of the role of the MP during the last 150 years. The author examines the various roles of Members of Parliament since the middle of last century. Backbench MPs have three major roles-a partisan role, a constituency role, and a scrutiny role. They increasingly expect and are expected to support their parties; to help constituents with individual problems and look after their collective interests; and they are expected to keep a check on the government and its policies. These roles existed 150 years ago, but the balance between them has changed. The partisan role now dominates at Westminster, the constituency role has expanded beyond all recognition, and the scrutiny role is widely seen as the poor relation. Moreover, while constituency work has been virtually hived-off as a non-partisan role, the conflict between the partisan and the scrutiny role creates a dilemma at the heart of parliamentary government. |
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... ment can now expect to continue in office by dint of mere party strength . The House of Commons has become more difficult to control . . . ' . 18 Thirty - five years later , in 1902 , Moisei Ostrogorski , a Russian scholar , described ...
... ment can now expect to continue in office by dint of mere party strength . The House of Commons has become more difficult to control . . . ' . 18 Thirty - five years later , in 1902 , Moisei Ostrogorski , a Russian scholar , described ...
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... ment and its supporters and MPs who were willing to be bribed directly or by the provision of jobs , sinecures , and pensions . What it knowingly ignored was that there was sufficient fluidity in the system because of independent ...
... ment and its supporters and MPs who were willing to be bribed directly or by the provision of jobs , sinecures , and pensions . What it knowingly ignored was that there was sufficient fluidity in the system because of independent ...
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... ment remained dependent on retaining its confidence . France under the Fifth Republic has gone a step further , creating a hybrid parliamentary - presidential system : the president and the National Assembly are elected separately and ...
... ment remained dependent on retaining its confidence . France under the Fifth Republic has gone a step further , creating a hybrid parliamentary - presidential system : the president and the National Assembly are elected separately and ...
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... ment result from defeat at a general election . The broad picture this evidence paints is an accurate one : a govern- ment with a cohesive majority normally does get its way . Whatever constitutional theory may say about Parliament ...
... ment result from defeat at a general election . The broad picture this evidence paints is an accurate one : a govern- ment with a cohesive majority normally does get its way . Whatever constitutional theory may say about Parliament ...
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... ment is representative government . Parliamentary Government and Representative Government Modern representative government is normally seen as a form of democracy , that is systems of government that seek to involve the consent of and ...
... ment is representative government . Parliamentary Government and Representative Government Modern representative government is normally seen as a form of democracy , that is systems of government that seek to involve the consent of and ...
Contenido
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The Political Context | 25 |
The Adaptation of Parliament | 52 |
The SocioEconomic Transformation of | 76 |
The Professionalization of the Member of Parliament | 109 |
Continuity and Change 1 | 139 |
Complementary | 212 |
Appendix | 224 |
Index | 241 |
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