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020			_a9780511779251 (ebook)
020			_z9780521764605 (hardback)
020			_z9780521151696 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJC423 _b.C685 2011
082	0	0	_a328.309182/1 _222
100	1		_aCongleton, Roger D., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPerfecting Parliament : _bConstitutional Reform, Liberalism, and the Rise of Western Democracy / _cRoger D. Congleton.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (670 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis book explains why contemporary liberal democracies are based on historical templates rather than revolutionary reforms; why the transition in Europe occurred during a relatively short period in the nineteenth century; why politically and economically powerful men and women voluntarily supported such reforms; how interests, ideas, and pre-existing institutions affected the reforms adopted; and why the countries that liberalized their political systems also produced the Industrial Revolution. The analysis is organized in three parts. The first part develops new rational choice models of (1) governance, (2) the balance of authority between parliaments and kings, (3) constitutional exchange, and (4) suffrage reform. The second part provides historical overviews and detailed constitutional histories of six important countries. The third part provides additional evidence in support of the theory, summarizes the results, contrasts the approach taken in this book with that of other scholars, and discusses methodological issues.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521764605
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779251
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38717 _d38717