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Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / Stuart Weir and David Beetham.

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Political power and democratic control in Britain : the democratic audit of the United Kingdom / Stuart Weir and David Beetham.
Author
Weir, Stuart.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

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Beetham, David.
Description
xix, 538 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
Alternative Title
Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom
Subject
  • Democracy > Great Britain
  • Power (Social sciences) > Great Britain
  • Great Britain > Politics and government
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 504-522) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Auditing Democracy in Britain: Introducing the Democratic Criteria -- 2. Ancient and Modern: The governing culture in Britain -- Pt. 1. Elections and Mandates -- 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 -- Pt. 2. The Core Executive -- 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 -- Pt. 3. Checks and Balances -- 12. Giving Account to Parliament: How ministerial responsibility works in practice -- 13. 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 -- Pt. 4. The Balance Sheet -- Findings: Good in Parts: Measuring British democracy against Democratic Criteria -- Conclusions: Tying Down Gulliver: The absence of a written constitution -- App. The Democratic Audit.
ISBN
  • 041509643X
  • 0415096448 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^99183614^
OCLC
40396200
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library