LEADER 03974nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910172248003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-86411-6 010 $a1-134-86412-4 010 $a1-280-32182-2 010 $a0-203-42312-7 010 $a0-415-24616-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203423127 035 $a(CKB)111004366674312 035 $a(EBL)168198 035 $a(OCoLC)437077264 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000385082 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12134195 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000385082 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10345456 035 $a(PQKB)10395770 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000375960 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11292506 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000375960 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10333241 035 $a(PQKB)10622599 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC168198 035 $a(OCoLC)252778857 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366674312 100 $a19980427d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolitical power and democratic control in Britain $ethe democratic audit of the United Kingdom /$fStuart Weir and David Beetham 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (543 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-09644-8 311 $a0-415-09643-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 action 327 $aPart 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; Introduction 327 $a12. 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 documents 327 $aIndex 330 $aDemocratic 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. 606 $aDemocracy$zGreat Britain 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a306.2/0941 676 $a320.941 676 $a321.80941 700 $aWeir$b Stuart$0451300 701 $aBeetham$b David$0128575 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910172248003321 996 $aPolitical power and democratic control in Britain$91458149 997 $aUNINA