Bring in the professionals : how pre-parliamentary political experience affects political careers in the House of Commons

In this thesis I use original empirical data to examine the impact of the political experience of MPs before they enter parliament on their careers once inside the House of Commons. The contribution I make to knowledge is twofold. First, I build on existing literature in the field by developing a st...

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Main Author: Allen, Peter
Published: Birkbeck (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589674