{"product_id":"parliamentary-government-in-australia-alan-j-ward-9781783081219","title":"Parliamentary Government in Australia","description":"Alan Ward combines constitutional history and political science to compare all nine of Australia's political systems, federal, state and territory, from colonial times to the present. Guided by a model of parliamentary government drawn from comparative politics, he considers the following key topics: the selection of the government, the prime minister and cabinet; government control of the lower house; the primacy of the lower house in bicameral systems; the head of state; the influence of Australian federalism on parliamentary government; and the growth of executive democracy in Australia. Ultimately, Ward argues that as only one of Australia's nine constitutions accurately describes parliamentary government as practiced in the country, it is a democratic imperative that the other eight should be rewritten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan J. Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178308121X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783081219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Alan J. Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519368540415,"sku":"9781783081219","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7a96371-0f03-4fd1-94ae-e93a6bf9307c.jpg?v=1778737354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parliamentary-government-in-australia-alan-j-ward-9781783081219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}