Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Title:
Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Author:
Buckley, Stephen.
ISBN:
9780748626687
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Series:
Politics Study Guides EUP
Contents:
Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Executive Territory -- CHAPTER 2 The Cabinet: Origins, Role and Structure -- CHAPTER 3 The Cabinet: Support and Bureaucracy -- CHAPTER 4 The Cabinet: Collectively Dead? -- CHAPTER 5 The Prime Minister: Power -- CHAPTER 6 The Prime Minister: Support and Bureaucracy -- CHAPTER 7 The Prime Minister and Style -- CHAPTER 8 The Prime Minister: Hail to the Chief? -- CHAPTER 9 The Core Executive -- CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: The Prime Minister, Cabinet and Synoptic Skills -- References by chapter -- Index.
Abstract:
This introduction to the workings of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is written in light of major recent events and issues such as the war with Iraq, the Hutton Inquiry, the Butler Report, the Blair-Brown relationship, and continuing problems relating to Europe. This insightful volume gives readers an overview of the Blair premiership and the workings of a Labour Cabinet at a time when both are facing increased criticism and pressure.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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