The people's House of Commons theories of democracy in contention

Smith, David E. 1936- (Author).

Summary: "Through an examination of academic, judicial, political, and legal commentary, The People's House of Commons explores the role of the House as a public institution. While addressing much of the criticism that has been levelled at the House, political scientist David E. Smith considers the competing political models and inherent tensions and their effect on public understanding. Smith maintains that court decisions are transforming the political system from one dominated by parties to one that promotes individual participation. He argues that reforms such as fixed election dates or stronger parliamentary committees have constitutional significance since their implementation would alter the practice of responsible government, which for more than a century has been party government."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442685635 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1442685638 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780802092557 (bound)
ISBN: 0802092551 (bound)
ISBN: 9780802094650 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0802094651 (pbk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xii, 217 pages)
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2007.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-206) and index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.