Describes and evaluates a major change in the British House of Commons, introduced in 1979: select committees, staffed exclusively by backbenchers, are charged with monitoring government ministries. Interviews with over 100 parliamentary members and staff suggest that giving otherwise minor legislat
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Describes and evaluates a major change in the British House of Commons, introduced in 1979: select committees, staffed exclusively by backbenchers, are charged with monitoring government ministries. Interviews with over 100 parliamentary members and staff suggest that giving otherwise minor legislat
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