Parties and Democracy studies the actual behaviour of some four hundred governments in twenty post-war democracies. The conclusion that parties do function in accordance with modern democratic theory will serve to put moral justifications of democracy and descriptions of the system on a firmer footi[...]

Written by internationally-known specialists from the top politics department in the UK, this book provides an introduction to British Politics. Aimed at lecturers, teachers and students of British politics from A-level to second year university, it includes Special Briefings, Milestones and Glosses[...]