03974nam 2200697Ia 450 991017224800332120200520144314.01-134-86411-61-134-86412-41-280-32182-20-203-42312-70-415-24616-410.4324/9780203423127 (CKB)111004366674312(EBL)168198(OCoLC)437077264(SSID)ssj0000385082(PQKBManifestationID)12134195(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000385082(PQKBWorkID)10345456(PQKB)10395770(SSID)ssj0000375960(PQKBManifestationID)11292506(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000375960(PQKBWorkID)10333241(PQKB)10622599(MiAaPQ)EBC168198(OCoLC)252778857(EXLCZ)9911100436667431219980427d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical power and democratic control in Britain the democratic audit of the United Kingdom /Stuart Weir and David BeethamLondon ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (543 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-09644-8 0-415-09643-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. Auditing Democracy in Britain: Introducing the Democratic Criteria; 2. Ancient and Modern: The governing culture in Britain; Part 1: Elections and Mandates; Introduction; 3. The Other National Lottery: The political effects of Westminster elections; 4. The Independence of Elections: Government and outside influences on elections; 5. Sticking to the Manifesto: Election mandates in actionPart 2: The Core ExecutiveIntroduction; 6. Does The Cabinet Really Govern?: Cabinet government or quasi-presidential rule?; 7. Ministers and Mandarins: The powers of ministers, bureaucrats and their departments; 8. Agents of Power: The role of agencies and quangos in government; 9. Government Below the Centre: Government at regional and local level; 10. Networks in Power: External influences working within government; 11. The Rules of the Game: Britain's informal and flexible executive; Part 3: Checks and Balances; Introduction12. Giving Account to Parliament: How ministerial responsibility works in practice13. A Parliament Bound: Party constraints on scrutiny and accountability; 14. Heckling the Steamroller: The imbalance of power between government and Parliament; 15. 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; Appendix: The Democratic Audit; Table of Cases; Bibliography and sources; Books and articles; Official documentsIndexDemocratic 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.DemocracyGreat BritainDemocracy306.2/0941320.941321.80941Weir Stuart451300Beetham David128575MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910172248003321Political power and democratic control in Britain1458149UNINA