1st Edition
Executive Leadership and Legislative Assemblies
Edited By Nicholas D. J. Baldwin
Copyright 2006
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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The relationship between a head of government (head of the executive branch) and a nation's parliament or legislative assembly (the legislative branch) has long been the focus for comment and analysis - for example, has the prime minister in the United Kingdom come to a position of dominance at the expense of the power of parliament? Does the American president stand head and shoulders above... Read more
Introduction; 1: United Kingdom; 2: United Kingdom; 3: United Kingdom; 4: United Kingdom; 5: Parliament and the French Government's Domination of the Legislative Process; 6: Germany; 7: The Prime Minister in Scandinavia; 8: Hungary; 9: Power to the Executive! The Changing Executive–Legislative Relations in Eastern Europe; 10: The Parliamentary Activity of the Head of Government in Ireland (1923–2000) in Comparative Perspective; 11: Institutional Fragmentation in Parliamentary Control; 12: Following the Leaders or Leading the Followers? The US President's Relations with Congress; 13: The Executive and Parliament in Canada; 14: Executive Leadership and Legislative Assemblies; 15: Russia; 16: Japan; 17: Choosing a Prime Minister; 18: Executive–Legislature Interface in the Indian Polity; 19: Concluding Observations
Biography
Nicholas D. J. Baldwin
'A useful addition to the literature and university libraries, with many rich empirically rich essays.' - Political Studies Review
