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100	1		_aCOPUS, Colin _943245
245	1	0	_aThe local councillor and party group loyalty
260			_aUK : _bPolicy Press, _cjuly. 1999
520	3		_aThe political party group, that coherent and disciplined body of councillors acting under the same political label within the council chamber, has long been an important influence within British local government. The party group brings form and substance to the activities of political colleagues; it is the private venue where councillors conduct representation, and make decisions, binding councillors in their public activities. This article examines the factors responsible for British councillors' willingness to give the group their loyalty. It questions assumptions that group disciplinary mechanisms are the only reason why councillors act in a coherent fashion within the council chamber. Such arguments underestimate the ability of the party group to command the loyalty of its members and to exert a powerful influence over the processes of local representation
651		4	_aChina _913345
773	0	8	_tPolicy & Politics _g27, 3, p. 309-324 _dUK : Policy Press, july. 1999 _xISSN 03055736 _w
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998			_a20111021 _b1538^b _cGeisneer
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c40694 _d40694
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