'The best-informed analysis of the pressures on and limits of thePrime Minister in the new century.' Dennis Kavanagh, Universityof Liverpool
'Richard Rose has an unusual ability to look at familiarquestions about power - and its exercise in Downing Street - from afresh, and invariably provocative, perspective. In The PrimeMinister in a Shrinking World he highlights the globalconstraints on even a Prime Minister who dominates Whitehall andWestminster.' Peter Riddell, The Times
'Richard Rose is a veteran author of political textbooks, whichare still on university reading lists many years after publication.This one will undoubtedly join them.' Iain Dale, BooksellerBuyers Guide
'The field of political studies is now
so thoroughly tilled thatit is quite a challenge to come up with any new perspective. Thefirst thing to be said about Richard Rose's investigation into thecontemporary nature of prime ministerial power is that hesuccessfully contrives to overcome that hurdle ... If the PrimeMinister seriously wants to banish that haunting image of him -initially dreamt up by his friend and mentor, Roy Jenkins - of ayoung man nervously carrying a precious vase across a long,slippery marble floor, then he could do worse than to read (andlearn from) this far from reassuring book.' Anthony Howard, TheSunday Times
'Entertaining.' The Economist
'This book by Richard Rose is possibly the best observation ofthe Prime Minister in relation to the position of Britain in themodern world that I have ever read. Rose draws upon his many yearsof rubbing shoulders with politicians and PMs from Clement Atlee toTony Blair in order to bring this very in-depth look at theprestigious occupier of Number Ten throughout the ages ... A verygood read.' M2 Communications
'The great strength of this book is that Rose draws upon fourdecades of following and analysing British politics to produce abook that is full of insight and marvellous anecodotes ... it is agood read.' British Politics Group Newsletter
'This book provides a sound warning of the perils a PrimeMinister faces vis-a-vis his colleagues, his MPs, civilservants, the media and the public at large ... The book abounds indelightful quotes and the author's own bon mots.'Frontline
'This is a book for the student and the general reader - arefreshing example of political science with its hair down ... Thebook is both informative and a pleasure to read.' Times LiterarySupplement
'This book by Richard Rose is possibly the best observation ofthe Prime Minister in relation to the position of Britain in themodern world that I have ever read.' M2 Best Books
'The nature of the constraints facing British Prime Ministers,and their implications for the contemporary premiership, areexplored by Richard Rose with great clarity and enthusiasm. Assuch, The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World thoroughlydeserves to become a classic text on the British premiership, andone that will remain highly relevant for very many years to come'Talking Politics
"Rose admirably demonstrates how prime-ministerial power hasincreased at Westminster while diminishing internationally."Parliamentary Affairs
