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Choosing a Leader: Party Leadership Contests in Britain from Macmillan to Blair

By Leonard P. Stark (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1996
ISBN
978-0-333-65336-4, 978-0-230-37575-8
DOI
10.1057/9780230375758
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12684311 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 246\258
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
British Politics; History of Britain and Ireland;

Description

This fascinating study contains important new information and original insights into a poorly-understood political phenomenon: contests for party leadership. It describes, in far greater detail than has appeared before, the frequently bitter struggles over leadership selection which have plagued the Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Social Democratic, and Liberal Democrat parties. Based on extensive interviewing with former party leaders, and careful analysis of leadership contests in each party, the book concludes that leadership selection rules rarely affect who stands for party leadership or who wins the contests.

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