Efficient Secret - The Cabinet Development of Political Parties in Victorian England

Klappentext A rational choice model analyses the problems of voter choice! the emergence of partly loyalty and cabinet government in Victorian England. Zusammenfassung A rational choice model analyses the problems of voter choice! the emergence of partly loyalty and cabinet government in Victorian England. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and outline; 2. The historical setting; Part II. The Development of Disciplined Parliamentary Parties: 3. The measurement and theory of party cohesion; 4. The Peelites and the disruption of the party system; 5. The caucus; 6. The origin of the efficient secret; 7. The electoral connection and ministerial ambition; 8. The Cabinet's strength: threats of resignation and dissolution; Part III. The Electorate: 9. The development of a party-oriented electorate; 10. The causes of a party-oriented electorate; 11. The legislative consequences of a party-oriented electorate; 12. The influence of constituents in Victorian England; Part IV. Conclusion: 13. The history of party voting; Appendix; References; Author index; Subject index.

Product details

• Authors: Gary W. Cox
• Assisted by: Randall Calvert (Editor), Thrainn Eggertsson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.2005
• EAN: 9780521019019
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01901-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions; Political Economy of Instituti
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education