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Britain's Developing Constitution (Hardcover)
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Britain's Developing Constitution (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Economics and Political Science
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The 1970s era of rapid change, economic and social, made constant
demands on the adaptability of a constitutional system. The work of
the State expanded, and the expansion was at several levels,
delimited by the requirements of geography. Britain's
constitutional system has two aspects: one essentially theoretical,
concerning such questions as the nature of sovereignty, prerogative
powers, and the rights and duties of citizens; the other concerning
the way in which the business of government is carried on: how
people who make political decisions are chosen, how their
activities are subject to checks and influence by the
representatives of public interests, formal and informal.
Originally published in 1974, this book deals with the second of
these aspects. It identifies the changes in constitutional practice
which had taken place in the previous two decades, and the trends
which could be discerned at the time. It has four main sections.
The first deals with the changing structure of government itself:
with the recruitment of ministers, the nature of political
responsibility and the changes in government departments. The
second section deals with both Houses of Parliament, and
particularly with the new forms of parliamentary discussion and
criticism. The third deals with the process of election, including
the regulation of propaganda and the use of the mass media. The
final section deals with the different levels of government,
including the local, the regional and the supra-national. All
through the main concern is with the dynamic aspects of the
political constitution. This was a really up-to-date and realistic
book on British government at the time and now can be read in its
historical context.
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