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BL
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1035426
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b789796
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| Main Entry
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Belloc, Hilaire,1870-1953.
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| Title & Author
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The party system /\ by Hilaire Belloc and Cecil Chesterton ; foreword by Ron Paul ; introduction by Sforza Ruspoli.
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| Publication Statement
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Norfolk, VA :: IHS Press,, 2007.
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1 online resource (157 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1605700193
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: 193252844X
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: 9781605700199
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: 9781932528442
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1932528113
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9781932528114
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| Notes
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Originally published: London : S. Swift, 1911. With new fwd. and introd.
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| Contents
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Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; I. The Representative System; II. The Governing Group; III. The House of Commons as It Is; IV. The Secret Funds; V. The Control of Elections; VI. The Defence; VII. Can It Be Mended?; A Note on Co-option; A Note on Collusion; A Note on the Press; Notes
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| Abstract
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Pertinent to America, Britain, and other Western democracies, this book explains that what people believe happens in national assemblies and parliaments is radically different from the reality. Instead of being places where debate is intense, passionate, and aimed at the national interest, the fact is most members of these institutions act on behalf of powerful, unelected interests. They know, implicitly, who really runs the country, and their only real task is to decide if they want to try and rock the boat (thereby risking their salary, their reputation, their future), or stay silent for fear or favor. The book demonstrates beyond any doubt that the very nature of the system is hostile to democracy as laypeople understand it.
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| Subject
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Elections-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
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Political parties-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
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Elections.
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Political parties.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.241
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JN1121.B45 2007eb
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| Added Entry
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Chesterton, Cecil,1879-1918.
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