Britain's Developing Constitution

Name: Britain's Developing Constitution
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Britain's Developing ConstitutionAuthor(s): Peter Bromhead\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032126302, 978-1032126302\nSynopsis\nThe 1970s era of rapid change, economic and social, made constant demands on the adaptability of a constitutional system. The work of the State expanded, and the expansion was at several levels, delimited by the requirements of geography.\n\nBritains constitutional system has two aspects: one essentially theoretical, concerning such questions as the nature of sovereignty, prerogative powers, and the rights and duties of citizens; the other concerning the way in which the business of government is carried on: how people who make political decisions are chosen, how their activities are subject to checks and influence by the representatives of public interests, formal and informal.\n\nOriginally published in 1974, this book deals with the second of these aspects. It identifies the changes .