Professor W. G. S. ADAMS (Gladstone Professor of Political Theory and Institutions, Oxford)
REPRESENTATIVE Government is one of the great achievements of modern society, and the parliamentary system is regarded by many people as the most efficient form of representative government. The system has, particularly in recent years, been adopted more and more throughout the world. Yet it is repeatedly asserted that parliamentary government has failed or is failing, and some countries have renounced the parliamentary system. What is the truth? Tonight and on the next two Thursday evenings, Professor W. G. S. Adams will analyze the system, its advantages and defects as compared with other forms of government. Professor Adams is a distinguished expert on economics and political theory and he has held many official positions without ovet having entered parliament