David Beetham, Stuart Weir

Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1032g
• ISBN-13: 9780415096447
• ISBN-10: 0415096448
• Artikelnr.: 21467851

Autorenporträt

David Beetham, Stuart Weir

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Auditing Democracy in Britain 2. Ancient and Modern Part I
Elections and Mandates Introduction 3.The Other National Lottery 4. The
Independance of Elections 5. Sticking to the Manifesto Part II The Core
Executive Introduction 6. Does the cabinet really govern? 7. Ministers and
mandarins 8. Agents of power 9 Below the centre 10. Networks in power 11.
The Rules of the Game Part III Checks and Balances Introduction 12. Giving
account to Parliament 13. A Parliament bound 14. Heckling the steamroller
15. The rule of law Part IV The Balance Sheet Findings Good in parts
Conclusions Tying down Gulliver