| Description |
xii, 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Parliaments and legislatures series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Senates and the theory of bicameralism / Samuel C. Patterson and Anthony Mughan -- Coequal partner : the U.S. Senate / Barbara Sinclair -- Very federal house : the German Bundesrat / Werner J. Patzelt -- Generating divided government : the Australian Senate / John Uhr -- Not dead yet, but should it be resurrected? The Canadian Senate / C. E. S. Franks -- Problem of identity : the French Senat / Jean Mastias -- To revise and deliberate : the British House of Lords / Donald Shell -- Parliamentary autonomy : the Italian Senato / Claudio Lodici -- House in search of a role : the Senado of Spain / Carlos Flores Juberias -- From electoral symbol to legislative puzzle : the Polish Senat / David M. Olson -- Senates : a comparative perspective / Anthony Mughan and Samuel C. Patterson. |
| Subject |
Legislative bodies -- Upper chambers.
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Comparative government.
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| Added Author |
Patterson, Samuel Charles, 1931-
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Mughan, Anthony.
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| ISBN |
0814250106 (pb : alk. paper) |
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081420810X (cl : alk. paper) |
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