British Prime Ministers and Democracy.

British Prime Ministers and Democracy.

Today representative democracy is the dominant political system in the world. Britain played a prominent part in the democratization of the world through both its constitutional reforms at home and its power and influence abroad. In that process, Prime Ministers played a prominent role through their...

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Main Author: Quinault, Roland
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011.
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Prime ministers > Great Britain.
Representative government and representation > Great Britain.
Prime ministers
Representative government and representation
Great Britain
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Summary:Today representative democracy is the dominant political system in the world. Britain played a prominent part in the democratization of the world through both its constitutional reforms at home and its power and influence abroad. In that process, Prime Ministers played a prominent role through their power and influence in government, Parliament and the country more generally. Quinault examines the stance of ten leading Prime Ministers - from the mid-nineteenth century until the twenty-first century - on the theory and practice of democracy. The attitude of each Prime Minister is assessed by co.
Physical Description:1 online resource (302 pages)
ISBN:9781441111050
1441111050
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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