Government in the United Kingdom: The Search for Accountability, Effectiveness, and CitizenshipOpen University Press, 1991 - 241 pages Considering the criticisms of the system of government that lie behind proposals for constitutional reform, this book evaluates possible reforms in the light of three criteria - the need to improve accountability, to increase efficiency and to enhance the the status and practice of citizenship. |
Table des matières
The constitution under pressure | 3 |
The political process | 12 |
British Nationality Act 1981 | 34 |
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