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 InfoColumbus : Ohio State University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesParliaments 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98045047
ISBN081420810X (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814250106 (pb : alk. paper)