{"product_id":"british-parliamentary-parties","title":"British Parliamentary Parties","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book Jack Brand examines the role of the British Conservative and Labour parliamentary parties in the development of government policy since 1945.  Focusing on six major policy fields: agriculture, education, housing, defence, the economy, and Scottish affairs, he argues that the influence of back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, and that the close interdependence of front- and back-benchers frequently produces surprising\n\u003cbr\u003eand significant effects on policy development.  Dr Brand concludes that the common perception of back-benchers as powerless to affect the policies of their leaders is misleading, and that they are\n\u003cbr\u003eessential to the development of government policy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46058286186734,"sku":"9780198277057","price":488.88,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780198277057.jpg?v=1736473028","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/british-parliamentary-parties","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}