World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures

All librarians who work in legislative bodies will welcome the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures. It provides a guide to parliamentary institutions in every country in the world. Sponsored by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists, International Political Science Association, it sets out to make “a record of the state of parliamentary democracy around the world”. As befits the sponsors the range of contributors is truly internatonal, a mix of scholars and parliamentarians drawn from every continent. The UK contingent includes such distinguished political scientists as Philip Norton, Michael Rush, and Donald Shell....