Perfecting parliament : constitutional reform, liberalism, and the rise of Western democracy

• Tác giả: Roger D Congleton
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 9780521151696 (pbk.)
• ISBN-13: 978-0521764605
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 328.3091821 Specific topics of legislative bodies
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• Mô tả vật lý: x, 658 p. : , ill. ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 280701
• Chủ đề: 1. Constitutional history--Western countries; 2. Democracy--History--19th century--Western countries; 3. Democratization--History--19th century--Western countries; 4. Liberalism--History--19th century--Western countries; 5. Rational choice theory--Political aspects

Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-649) and index.

Tóm tắt

 "This book explains why contemporary liberal democracies are based on historical templates rather than revolutionary reforms
  why the transition in Europe occurred during a relatively short period in the nineteenth century
  why politically and economically powerful men and women voluntarily supported such reforms
  how interests, ideas, and pre-existing institutions affected the reforms adopted
  and why the countries that liberalized their political systems also produced the Industrial Revolution. The analysis is organized in three parts. The first part develops new rational choice models of (1) governance, (2) the balance of authority between parliaments and kings, (3) constitutional exchange, and (4) suffrage reform. The second part provides historical overviews and detailed constitutional histories of six important countries. The third part provides additional evidence in support of the theory, summarizes the results, contrasts the approach taken in this book with that of other scholars, and discusses methodological issues"-- Provided by publisher.