Comparing Westminster [electronic resource] / by R.A.W. Rhodes, John Wanna, Patrick Weller.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (288 p.).ISBN: 9780191722721 (ebook) :; 0191722723 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Legislative bodies | Comparative government | Australia -- Politics and government | Great Britain -- Politics and government | Canada -- Politics and government | New Zealand -- Politics and government | South Africa -- Politics and governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199563494DDC classification: 328 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text explores how governmental elites understand the Westminster systems of Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. It concludes that Westminster is a flexible family of ideas that is useful for many purposes and survives and, even thrives, because of its varied uses to elite actors.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This text explores how governmental elites understand the Westminster systems of Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. It concludes that Westminster is a flexible family of ideas that is useful for many purposes and survives and, even thrives, because of its varied uses to elite actors.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.