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Proportional Representation

By Jenifer Hart

Proportional Representation

By Jenifer Hart

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This is the first scholarly history of the proportional representation movement. Jenifer Hart explores its origins in the early nineteenth century and analyses the contribution of political thinkers such as Thomas Hare and John Stuart Mill. She traces the history of the early campaigns, and the progress and vicissitudes of the cause during the twentieth century. A final chapter takes the account up to the present day.

Based on extensive research, this is an accessible and comprehensive study which throws light on many of the questions which bedevil contemporary political commentators. Mrs Hart demonstrates the inadequacy of the commonly made identification of proportional representation with liberalism, and explains the failure of its supporters to achieve its adoption in the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland. Her book makes an important contribution to British constitutional history and to current debates on electoral reform.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
324
Release Date:
1992-03-26
Publication Date:
1994-02-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198201362
ISBN13:
9780198201366
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
590 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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