| Description |
x, 364 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introducing the Core Executive / R. A. W. Rhodes -- 1. From Prime Ministerial Power to Core Executive / R. A. W. Rhodes -- 2. Central Government Departments and the Policy Process / Martin J. Smith, David Marsh and David Richards -- 3. Relations between Prime Minister and Cabinet: From Wilson to Thatcher / Simon James -- 4. The Downfall of Margaret Thatcher / G. W. Jones -- 5. Interpreting the Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher: Power Dependence and the Core Executive / Martin J. Smith -- 6. The Cabinet Office and Coordination, 1979-87 / Anthony Seldon -- 7. The Ethos of the Cabinet Office: A Comment on the Testimony of Officials / Michael Lee -- 8. Ministerial Responsibility and the Theory of the British State / Alan Beattie -- 9. Reinterpreting the Westland Affair: Theories of the State and Core Executive Decision Making / Patrick Dunleavy -- 10. Core Executive Decision Making on High Technology Issues: The Case of the Alvey Report / Leo Keliher |
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11. Joining the ERM: Analysing a Core Executive Policy Disaster / Helen Thompson -- 12. Leaders, Politics and Institutional Change: The Decline of Prime Ministerial Accountability to the House of Commons 1868-1990 / Patrick Dunleavy, G. W. Jones, Jane Burnham, Robert Elgie and Peter Fysh -- 13. Estimating the Distribution of Positional Influence in Cabinet Committees under Major / Patrick Dunleavy -- Guide to Further Reading / R. A. W. Rhodes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-346) and indexes |
| Subject |
Prime ministers -- Great Britain.
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Cabinet system -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Dunleavy, Patrick.
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Rhodes, R. A. W.
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| LC no. |
94049141 |
| ISBN |
0333558960 hardcover |
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0312126166 St. Martin's Press cloth |
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0333555287 paperback |
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