01:790:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Uk Independence Party, Monetarism, Keynesian Economics
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Basic facts: usually the starting point for comparative politics because of its unity and stability, socio-political development within a relative vacuum of its surroundings. Nature of an island power close to a continent. Island close to europe rather than participating in european politics and system: regarded as the template for modern western democratic systems, britain allows to rule without outside in uence. Even though it does not seem to be somewhat old theres something to be said as what i cal it as the atari . Strengths and weaknesses of unity and stability strengths longevity, endurance, tradition, legitimacy. The british constitution is more a frame of mind than an actual document: weaknesses resistance to change, outdatedness, euroskepticism , britain as an island close to europe. Is a member of the eu but can decided to implement, amend, of veto anything coming out of.