Publisher's Synopsis
"The British Polity", second edition, features various comparisons between the styles of governmental institutions and political practices in the United States and the United Kingdom. It not only explores the differences but also the similarities between the nations. The completely revised second edition has also been updated to take into account the 1989 European Parliamentary elections.;There is a new chapter on British relations with the European Economic Community and new material on voting behaviour, third parties and parliament. It also includes analysis of the 1987 general election and the 1989 elections to the European Parliament.
