British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

By Jack Brand

This book examines the role of the British Conservative and Labour parliamentary parties in the development of government policy since 1945. Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, the economy, and Scottish affairs--Brand argues that the influence of back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, and that the interdependence of front- and back-benchers frequently produces surprising and significant effects on policy development.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198277059
• ISBN13: 9780198277057
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"