Senates : bicameralism in the contemporary world / edited by Samuel C. Patterson and Anthony Mughan.
| Other author | Patterson, Samuel C., 1931- |
| Other author | Mughan, Anthony. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 1999. |
| Description | xii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Parliaments and legislatures series Parliaments and legislatures series. ^A384075 |
| Contents | Senates and the theory of bicameralism / Samuel C. Patterson and Anthony Mughan -- Coequal partner: the U.S. Senate / Barbara Sinclair -- The very federal house: the German Bundesrat / Werner J. Patzelt -- Generating divided government: the Australian Senate / John Uhr -- Not dead yet, but should it be resurrected? The Canadian Senate / C.E.S. Franks -- A problem of identity: the French Sénat / Jean Mastias -- To revise and deliberate: the British House of Lords / Donald Shell -- Parliamentary Autonomy: the Italian Senato / Claudio Lodici -- A house in search of a role: the Senado of Spain / Carlos Flores Juberías -- From electoral symbol to legislative puzzle: the Polish Senat / David M. Olson -- Senates: a comparative perspective / Anthony Mughan and Samuel C. Patterson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98045047 |
| ISBN | 081420810X (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814250106 (pb : alk. paper) |