Second chambers / editors, Nicholas D.J. Baldwin, Donald Shell.
2001
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Title
Second chambers / editors, Nicholas D.J. Baldwin, Donald Shell.
Published
London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2001.
Call Number
JF541 .S39 2001
ISBN
0714651443 (cloth)
Description
193 pages ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)47168637
Note
"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of The journal of legislative studies, volume 7, number 1 (Spring 2001), [Second Chambers]"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Donald Shell
1
The History of Bicameralism / Donald Shell
5
Methods of Composition of Second Chambers / R. L. Borthwick
19
Socio-Economic Composition and Pay and Resources in Second Chambers / Michael Rush
27
Fundamentals of Institutional Design: The Functions and Powers of Parliamentary Second Chambers / Samuel C. Patterson Anthony Mughan
39
Responsibilities of Second Chambers: Constitutional and Human Rights Safeguards / Meg Russell
61
Procedure: A Case Study of the House of Lords / Michael Wheeler-Booth
77
Dealing with Big Brother: Relations with the First Chamber / Roger Scully
93
The Territorial Role of Second Chambers / Meg Russell
105
The Politics of Second Chamber Reform: A Case Study of the House of Lords and the Passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 / Michael Cockerell
119
From One Chamber to Two: The Case of Morocco / James P. Ketterer
135
Legislative Unicameralism: A Global Survey and a Few Case Studies / Louis Massicotte
151
Concluding Observations / Nicholas D. J. Baldwin
171
Abstracts
181
Index
187