The People's Congresses and Governance in China

Toward a Network Mode of Governance

By Ming Xia

This book provides a balanced assessment of China’s communist rule, its viability as well as its prospect of democracy.

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ISBN: 978-0-415-34950-5 | Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.

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Comparing and Classifying Legislatures

Edited by David Arter

Recent years have witnessed substantial work in the legislative studies field. But what do we know about legislatures today and are there clear criteria for comparing...

ISBN: 978-0-415-37587-0 | Published June 28th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Europeanisation of Parliamentary Democracy

Edited by Katrin Auel, Arthur Benz

This groundbreaking new study shows how the process of creating an ever closer European Union affects not only the policy-making, but also the politics and...

ISBN: 978-0-415-37133-9 | Published May 4th 2006 by Routledge.

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Executive Leadership and Legislative Assemblies

Edited by Nicholas D. J. Baldwin

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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-36016-6 | Published August 25th 2005 by Routledge.

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Cohesion and Discipline in Legislatures

Edited by Reuven Y. Hazan

The existence of noticeable 'unified' parties is central to the theory and practice of democracy in general, and to parliamentary democracy in particular. However, legislative...

ISBN: 978-0-415-36014-2 | Published June 23rd 2005 by Routledge.

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Southern European Parliaments in Democracy

Edited by Cristina Leston-Bandeira

Southern European Parliaments in Democracy analyses the development of the parliaments of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey since the mid-1980s. This book considers the challenges...

ISBN: 978-0-415-35888-0 | Published June 16th 2005 by Routledge.

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From Legislation to Legitimation

The Role of the Portuguese Parliament

By Cristina Leston-Bandeira

This book is unique as the only book on the Portuguese parliament in English. The Portuguese parliament is a valuable case study to understand the...

ISBN: 978-0-7146-5728-8 | Published June 24th 2004 by Routledge.

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