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Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / / Stuart Weir and David Beetham
| Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / / Stuart Weir and David Beetham |
| Autore | Weir Stuart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (543 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.2/0941
320.941 321.80941 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BeethamDavid |
| Soggetto topico | Democracy - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-134-86411-6
1-134-86412-4 1-280-32182-2 0-203-42312-7 0-415-24616-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 action
Part 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 12. 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 Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996198215403316 |
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / / Stuart Weir and David Beetham
| Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / / Stuart Weir and David Beetham |
| Autore | Weir Stuart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (543 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.2/0941
320.941 321.80941 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BeethamDavid |
| Soggetto topico | Democracy - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-134-86411-6
1-134-86412-4 1-280-32182-2 0-203-42312-7 0-415-24616-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 action
Part 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 12. 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 Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910172248003321 |
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Weir Stuart
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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