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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy: European Monarchies Compared by Edited by Robert Hazell Edited by Bob Morris
How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family their finances the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium Denmark Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy its powers and functions how it is defined and regulated the laws of succession and royal finances relations with the media the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures.