VI CONTENTS CHAPTER XII THE ELECTION OF PARLIAMENT . . XIII PARTY GOVERNMENT. . . • . XIV GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE . . PART THREE THE JUDICATURE XV LAW AND THE COURTS . . . XVI LAW LIBERTY AND JUSTICE . . PART FOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT XVII THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES . . . XVIII THE SOCIAL WORK OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES XIX METHODS AND PROBLEMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT * . . . XX LONDON . . • . . . XXI THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT . . . . XXII XXIII XXIV XXV FIVE BEYOND THE UNITED KINGDOM EMPIRE . * . - . . COMMONWEALTH .... THE WORLD ..... CONCLUSION . * „ . TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY . . . INDEX ...... PAGE 175 196 214 23! 248 267 280 300 322 335 339 359 378 405 409 415