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Exploring a New Role in Policy Making: The British House of Commons in the 1970s

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  • Schwarz, John E.

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The British House of Commons is frequently used in comparative analysis as a model of the kind of legislative institution that ratifies and legitimizes public policy decisions taken by the government. It debates but rarely does it actually legislate. Examination of the House of Commons of the 1970s reveals a very different legislature, one that regularly overturns the government on significant policy matters. Furthermore, backbench members of the government's own parliamentary party frequently join coalitions to defeat the government in standing committee and on the floor. The research describes the development of the House of Commons as a decision-making unit in the 1970s, compares its record during the 1970s to the workings of the Commons over preceding decades, and examines various factors that help explain why the behavior of the House and its members changed so over the recent decade.

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  • Schwarz, John E., 1980. "Exploring a New Role in Policy Making: The British House of Commons in the 1970s," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 74(1), pages 23-37, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:74:y:1980:i:01:p:23-37_16
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