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Originally published in 1973 and revised as a third edition in 1978, this book provides a concise introductory account of the system of local administration since the Local Government Act of 1972 produced the most-far-reaching change in England and Wales since 1888.

Originally published in 1970, this book has a dual purpose. Firstly, it is a study of how Parliament works when the party whips are withdrawn. The author shows how backbenchers can create legislation of great importance; he demonstrates the obstacles, political and procedural to social reform.

Originally published in 1968, this book was a successor to the highly respected volume by J. H. Warren English Local Government System. This book is more than just a study of law and administration, focussing on the contemporary interest in the political and sociological aspects of local government.

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. Introduction -- CHAPTER II. Popular Control of Foreign Policy -- CHAPTER III. The Royal Prerogative -- CHAPTER IV. Sources of Information -- CHAPTER V. Parliamentary Debates THE -- CHAPTER VI. Debates 1962-63 -A Case Study -- CHAPTER VII. Political Pressures -- CHAPTER VIII. A Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs? -- CHAPTER IX. The Influence of Parliament -- APPENDIX -- INDEX

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Selection for Public Office -- CHAPTER TWO. Government by Patronage -- CHAPTER THREE. Civil Service Reform -- CHAPTER FOUR. Political Appointments -- CHAPTER FIVE. Administrative Boards -- CHAPTER SIX. Advisory Bodies -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Judicial Appointments -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Administrative Tribunals -- CHAPTER NINE. The Selection of Justices of the Peace -- CHAPTER TEN. Honours -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Life Peerages -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Church Appointments -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Influence of Patronage -- APPENDIX -- INDEX

This student mainstay continues to be organised around constitutional themes, with new material on local elections, the politics of the centre and the limits of state power. Essential for all introductory students of British politics and current affairs