01287     2200217   4500001002100000005001500021008004100036020001500077035001900092041000800111082001100119084001700130100002500147245005500172260004500227300003600272500002100308520070700329650001601036650001701052INLIS00000000000920020200508204708200508|||||||||   |   |||   |||| ||eng||  a1579581218  0010-0520009200  aeng0 a001.42  a001.42/WOR/W0 aGeorge Thomas Kurian00aWorld encyclopedia of parliaments and legislatures  aLondonbFitzroy Dearborn publisherc1998  axxxi, 427 hlm.b:illus.;c28 cm  aIndeks : P. 1-38  aAs the world moves toward greater democracy, "Congressional Quarterly" offers an invaluable survey of legislative bodies. For each country, the legislative body is described in terms of constitutional approach as well as practice. Chapters describe each parliament or legislature in terms of key characteristics including historical background, elections, relations with the executive branch and judiciary, budgetary control, lawmaking, parliamentary procedures, and member's rights and immunities. Organized alphabetically by country, the work covers all democracies regardless of size. In addition, a number of essay articles cover various general topics relating to aspects of legislative governing. 0aparliaments 0aencyclopedia