Constitution-making and the Labour Party

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Labour Party (Großbritannien), Labour party (GB), Mark Evans
Biografical Information: Mark Evans is in the Department of Politics, University of York, UK.
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/constitution-making-and-the-labour-party/ (Stable identifier)

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XIII, 386 pages ; 21 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Constitution-making and the Labour Party is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Mark Evans.
Publication Date: 2003
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 7 editions
First edition Date: 2003
Last edition Date: 2003
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD3989
Dewey Code: 342.41
ISBN: 0333776143 9780333776148
OCLC: 52430876

Main Contents

1. Introduction
From Elite to Third Way Democracy?
pt. I. Understanding Constitutional Continuity and Change
2. Constitutional Doctrine and Revisionism in the Labour Party
3. The Rise of the Competition State
4. The New Constitutionalism
pt. II. Case Studies in Constitutional Continuity and Change
5. Electoral Reform and the Clammy Hands of Centralism
6. Modernizing Parliament
Reforming the House of Lords
7. Bringing Rights Home.

List of Boxes, Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
From Elite to Third Way Democracy?
Part I: Understanding Constitutional Change
Constitutional Doctrine and Revisionism in the Labour Party
The Rise of the Competition State
The New Constitutionalism
Part II: Case Studies in Constitutional Continuity and Change
Electoral Reform and the Clammy Hands of Centralism
Parliamentary Reform
Reforming the House of Lords
Bringing Rights Home
Freedom of Information and Open Government
Devolution to Scotland and Wales
Is Power Devolved, Power Retained?
A Different Union, A Different Ireland?
Constitutional Futures
The New Constitutionalism and the Impact of Spill-Over
Conclusion
Elite Democracy is Third Way Democracy in Disguise
Notes
Bibliography
Internet Sources
Index

Constitution-making and the Labour Party

Constitution-making and the Labour Party