| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The library of legislative studies,
1460-9649
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Library of legislative studies.
1460-9649
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The Creation of a Scandinavian-Style Parliament in Scotland; CHAPTER 2 An Analytical Framework for the Comparative Study of Parliamentary Committee Systems; CHAPTER 3 Hypothesising on the Legislative Capacity of the Scottish Committees; CHAPTER 4 Leading the Scottish Committees: The Challenges of the Convenor's Role; CHAPTER 5 The Scottish Committees at Work Corporate or Permeable Bodies?; CHAPTER 6 The Scottish Committees as the Motor of a 'New Politics' |
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CHAPTER 7 The Challenges of Chairing a Swedish Riksdag CommitteeCHAPTER 8 The Riksdag Committees as Legislative Initiators; CHAPTER 9 The Deliberative Function of the Riksdag Committees--Engine Room or Record Office?; CHAPTER 10 The Growing Investigative Capacity of the Riksdag Committees; CHAPTER 11 The Challenge of Chairing the Althingi Committees; CHAPTER 12 The Althingi Committees in Action : Towards a 'Committee Culture'?; CHAPTER 13 Scotland: Towards a Scandi. |
| Summary |
This book is unique in analysing the new Scottish Parliament from a systematically comparative perspective. Its basic premise is that since devolution in 1999 Scotland can be considered a Scandinavian-style democracy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Scotland. Parliament -- Committees.
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Scotland. Parliament. |
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Committees. |
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Sweden. Riksdagen -- Committees.
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Sweden. Riksdagen. |
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Iceland. Alþingi -- Committees.
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Iceland. Alþingi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Arter, David. Scottish Parliament. London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, ©2004 0714655678 (DLC) 2003011801 (OCoLC)52347757 |
| ISBN |
0203498550 (electronic book) |
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9780203498552 (electronic book) |
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9786610052943 |
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6610052948 |
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0714655678 (Cloth) |
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