British Democracy
Its Restoration & Extension
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, Social Science, Business & Finance
| Author: | Lewis F Abbott | ISBN: | 9780906321522 |
| Publisher: | Industrial Systems Research | Publication: | August 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lewis F Abbott |
| ISBN: | 9780906321522 |
| Publisher: | Industrial Systems Research |
| Publication: | August 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
British Democracy: Its Restoration and Extension
Modern parliamentary democracy first developed in Great Britain. Britons also played a major role in spreading democracy around the world – for example, through the Commonwealth.
However, at the start of the 21st century, Britain itself was no longer a independent democratic country. As part of the European Union bloc, unelected and immovable foreign authorities determined a large part of its laws, policies, and taxes. Domestically meanwhile, extra-parliamentary bureaucratic lawmaking, curbs on local autonomy, moves from direct to indirect representation, and anti-competitive restrictions on political funding and advertising had diminished democracy.
This book provides a detailed account of the main political independence and constitutional reform requirements for restoring and extending democracy in present-day Britain.
Coverage:
1. Restoring and extending British democracy: major requirements
2. National political independence and democracy: withdrawal from the European Union
3. The reform of parliament and central government
4. Judicial independence and the rule of law
5. The legal protection of democracy and freedom: the case for a new written constitution and bill of rights
6. Restoring local democracy
7. Electoral system reform: increasing competition and voter choice and influence
British Democracy: Its Restoration and Extension
Modern parliamentary democracy first developed in Great Britain. Britons also played a major role in spreading democracy around the world – for example, through the Commonwealth.
However, at the start of the 21st century, Britain itself was no longer a independent democratic country. As part of the European Union bloc, unelected and immovable foreign authorities determined a large part of its laws, policies, and taxes. Domestically meanwhile, extra-parliamentary bureaucratic lawmaking, curbs on local autonomy, moves from direct to indirect representation, and anti-competitive restrictions on political funding and advertising had diminished democracy.
This book provides a detailed account of the main political independence and constitutional reform requirements for restoring and extending democracy in present-day Britain.
Coverage:
1. Restoring and extending British democracy: major requirements
2. National political independence and democracy: withdrawal from the European Union
3. The reform of parliament and central government
4. Judicial independence and the rule of law
5. The legal protection of democracy and freedom: the case for a new written constitution and bill of rights
6. Restoring local democracy
7. Electoral system reform: increasing competition and voter choice and influence
