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Fully revised and up-dated, this new edition of Simon James' comprehensive and accessible text continues to provide an excellent insight into this central topic of British politics. It draws on the wealth of new material that has become available in recent years to shed light on the mechanisms, structure and realities of the Cabinet system in Britain from 1945 to the present. Its coverage includes: ministers and their departments collective decision-making the role of the Prime Minister the strengths and weaknesses of the Cabinet system the future of the Cabinet system.
| ISBN | 0415179769 | | Pages | 296 | | ISBN13 | 9780415179768
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 386 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Previous ISBN | 9780415076050 | | Publication date | 06 May 1999 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | 98051387 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY | 352.240941 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
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| | | Preface to the second edition | | | | | | Acknowledgements | | | | | | A note on sources | | | | 1 | | Describing the Cabinet system | | 1 | | 2 | | Ministers and their departments | | 12 | | 3 | | Collective decision-making: Cabinet committees and the Cabinet | | 49 | | 4 | | The role of the Prime Minister | | 88 | | 5 | | The dynamics of collective decision-making | | 138 | | 6 | | Problems of the Cabinet system | | 172 | | 7 | | Advice at the centre | | 196 | | 8 | | Conclusion | | 238 | | | | Further reading | | 250 | | | | Notes | | 255 | | | | Bibliography | | 257 | | | | Index | | 270 |
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