عنوان

Political power and democratic control in Britain :

(Number (ISBN

0203423127

(Number (ISBN

0415246164

(Number (ISBN

6610321825

(Number (ISBN

9780203423127

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9780415246163

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9786610321827

Erroneous ISBN

041509643X

Erroneous ISBN

0415096448

Erroneous ISBN

9780415096430

Erroneous ISBN

9780415096447

Number

b743985

Title Proper

Political power and democratic control in Britain :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the democratic audit of the United Kingdom /

First Statement of Responsibility

Stuart Weir and David Beetham.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1999.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xix, 538 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps.

Series Title

Democratic audit of the United Kingdom

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-522) and index.

Text of Note

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS - INTRODUCTION: Auditing Democracy in Britain: Introducing the Democratic Criteria -- Ancient and Modern: The governing culture in Britain -- PART 1-- ELECTIONS AND MANDATES: Introduction -- The Other National Lottery: The Political Effects of Westminster Elections -- The Independence of Elections: Government and Outside Influences on Elections -- Sticking to the Manifesto: Election Mandates in Action -- PART 2-- THE CORE EXECUTIVE: Introduction -- Does the Cabinet Really Govern? Cabinet Government or Quasi-Presidential Rule? -- Ministers and Mandarins: The Powers of Ministers, Bureaucrats and their Departments -- Agents of Power: The Role of Agencies and Quangos in Government -- Government below the Centre: Government at Regional and Local Level -- Networks in Power: External Influences Working within Government -- The Rules of the Game: Britain's Informal and Flexible Executive -- PART 3-- CHECKS AND BALANCES: Introduction -- Giving Account to Parliament: How Ministerial Responsibility Works in Practice -- A Parliament Bound: Party Constraints on Scrutiny and Accountability -- Heckling the Steamroller: The Imbalance of Power between Government and Parliament -- The Rule of Law: The Limited Role of the Judiciary -- PART 4-- THE BALANCE SHEET: Findings: Good in Parts: Measuring British Democracy Against Democratic Criteria -- Conclusions: Tying Down Gulliver: The absence of a written constitution

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Text of Note

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. -- Provided by publisher

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

Stock Number

32182

Title

Political power and democratic control in Britain.

International Standard Book Number

041509643X

Parallel Title

Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

Democracy-- Great Britain.

Power (Social sciences)-- Great Britain.

Démocratie-- Grande-Bretagne.

Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)-- Grande-Bretagne.

Democracy.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.

Politics and government

Power (Social sciences)

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.

Great Britain, Politics and government.

Grande-Bretagne, Politique et gouvernement.

Great Britain.

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POL-- 038000

SOC-- 002010

SOC-- 022000

Number

Edition

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Book number

Weir, Stuart

Beetham, David

Date of Transaction

20201204042730.0

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