Passages to power : legislative recruitment in advanced democracies / edited by Pippa Norris.
"Recruitment to legislative office is one of the core functions of political systems, yet we know little about how the process varies from one country to another. Passages to Power provides a comparative account of legislative recruitment which applies a common analytical framework and new surv...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1997.
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| Summary: | "Recruitment to legislative office is one of the core functions of political systems, yet we know little about how the process varies from one country to another. Passages to Power provides a comparative account of legislative recruitment which applies a common analytical framework and new survey data to nineteen advanced democracies. Legislative recruitment refers to the critical step as people move from lower levels of politics into parliamentary careers. Who succeeds in becoming a politician? Who fails? And why? Based on original research which adopts a 'new institutionalist' perspective, this book compares these issues in a wide range of countries. This important new study brings together an outstanding group of international scholars to look at recruitment around the world. The countries examined in depth include Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with a comparison of all member states in the European Union."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 052159099X 9780521590990 0521599083 9780521599085 |