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Legislative second chambers are very much the junior partner to their first chambers, with less power and influence within the political systems they exist in, and many observers over the past century have assumed they will gradually disappear. However, as this collection shows, the trend is actually toward the formation of more second chambers, and newly democratizing countries have been just as likely to opt for a bicameral as a unicameral legislature. Essays explore the roles, relationships, and significance of second chambers in the contemporary world as well as in history. The 12 contributors are political scientists and a political documentary filmmaker based in the UK and North America. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
