The Power of the Purse (1976) puts the alleged decline of parliaments' 'power of the purse' to the test. Fourteen experts – political scientists, economists, public lawyers – examined different aspects of parliamentary control of the budget in six European states: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherland and Switzerland. They show a great deal of variation from one country to another, but all agree in finding this aspect of parliament's role a problematic one with important practical implications for the effectiveness of government.
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The Power of the Purse
The Role of European Parliaments in Budgetary Decisions
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- The Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Scope and Content of Government Expenditure
- 3 Consequences of the Federal System for Parliamentary Control of the Budget of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 4 Parliamentary Control of the Budget in the Federal Republic of Germany
- 5 Financial Legislation in the Bundestag: the Case of Compulsory Pensions Insurance
- 6 Parliamentary Control of the Budget in France : a view from inside the National Assembly
- 7 Parliamentary Control of the Budget in France
- 8 The Influence of RCB on Parliament’s Role in Budgetary Affairs
- 9 Parliament’s Financial Powers : A Comparison Between France and Britain
- 10 Parliamentary Control of Public Expenditure in Britain
- 11 Parliamentary Control of Taxation in Britain
- 12 The Historical and Constitutional Foundations of the Budgetary System in Italy
- 13 The Italian Parliament’s Role in Expenditure Decisions
- 14 Special Problems of Budgetary Decision-Making in Italy
- 15 Parliament and the Budget: Procedures and Politics in the Netherlands
- 16 Parliamentary Control over Public Expenditure in Switzerland
- 17 New Developments in Budgetary Decisionmaking: A Review
- 18 The Role of Parliament in Budgetary Decisions: Some General Conclusions
- Index
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