The English Constitution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781602062566)

Chronicling the past is much easier than chronicling the present, which was exactly Walter Bagehot's project when writing The English Constitution, first published in 1873. His ambitious undertaking was to describe the British government as it actually worked during 1865 and 1866. Government as it functions is very different from the government as it is spelled out on paper. Many factors, including the mindset of the people and the habits of those already in government, affect how a country is run. Political scientists and historians will find Bagehot's commentary on the living English government and invaluable tool in understanding the politics of the era. British journalist WALTER BAGEHOT (1826-1877) was an early editor of The Economist and was among the first economists to discuss the concept of the business cycle. He is also the author of Physics and Politics (1872) and The Postulates of English Political Economy (1885).

Author: Walter Bagehot
ISBN-10: 1602062560
ISBN-13: 9781602062566
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d