The future roles of parliament
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Uhr, J.
Wanna, John
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2000
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This chapter outlines the important roles and functions of parliament before summarising the main business transacted through the parliament. It explores the relationship between parliament and the changing environment of governance, identifying the new demands on parliament including social diversity, the changing nature of the state and executive federalism. The chapter examines a range of possible strategies to renovate parliament, focusing on three contributions reflecting the interests of the community, the executive government and the parliament itself. Parliament is formally superior to courts, departments, ministers, ...
View more >This chapter outlines the important roles and functions of parliament before summarising the main business transacted through the parliament. It explores the relationship between parliament and the changing environment of governance, identifying the new demands on parliament including social diversity, the changing nature of the state and executive federalism. The chapter examines a range of possible strategies to renovate parliament, focusing on three contributions reflecting the interests of the community, the executive government and the parliament itself. Parliament is formally superior to courts, departments, ministers, commissions and authorities. In some state parliaments, the capacity to impose accountability on the executive may be virtually non-existent. Parliament provides parties and the individuals within their ranks with the opportunity to display themselves and compete for attention. A fundamental criticism of majoritarian and adversarial parliaments is that they are principally divisive in policy terms— to the cost of coherence and 'good governance'.
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View more >This chapter outlines the important roles and functions of parliament before summarising the main business transacted through the parliament. It explores the relationship between parliament and the changing environment of governance, identifying the new demands on parliament including social diversity, the changing nature of the state and executive federalism. The chapter examines a range of possible strategies to renovate parliament, focusing on three contributions reflecting the interests of the community, the executive government and the parliament itself. Parliament is formally superior to courts, departments, ministers, commissions and authorities. In some state parliaments, the capacity to impose accountability on the executive may be virtually non-existent. Parliament provides parties and the individuals within their ranks with the opportunity to display themselves and compete for attention. A fundamental criticism of majoritarian and adversarial parliaments is that they are principally divisive in policy terms— to the cost of coherence and 'good governance'.
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Institutions on the Edge?
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