Parliament and Pressure Politics

Pressure-group activity has increased in the British Parliament in recent years. This study examines the activities of pressure groups in relation to individual MPs, legislation, select committees, party and all-party subject groups, political consultants, and the House of Lords. The essays adopt a broad definition of the term to include groups such as trade unions and business and professional organizations, as well as those bodies specifically created...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198275765
• ISBN13: 9780198275763
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"