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989615
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b743985
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Weir, Stuart
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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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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1999.
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| Series Statement
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Democratic audit of the United Kingdom
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1 online resource (xix, 538 pages) :: illustrations, maps.
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| ISBN
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0203423127
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: 0415246164
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: 6610321825
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: 9780203423127
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: 9780415246163
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: 9786610321827
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041509643X
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0415096448
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9780415096430
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9780415096447
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-522) and index.
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| Contents
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS - INTRODUCTION: Auditing Democracy in Britain: Introducing the Democratic Criteria -- Ancient and Modern: The governing culture in Britain -- PART 1-- ELECTIONS AND MANDATES: Introduction -- The Other National Lottery: The Political Effects of Westminster Elections -- The Independence of Elections: Government and Outside Influences on Elections -- Sticking to the Manifesto: Election Mandates in Action -- PART 2-- THE CORE EXECUTIVE: Introduction -- Does the Cabinet Really Govern? Cabinet Government or Quasi-Presidential Rule? -- Ministers and Mandarins: The Powers of Ministers, Bureaucrats and their Departments -- Agents of Power: The Role of Agencies and Quangos in Government -- Government below the Centre: Government at Regional and Local Level -- Networks in Power: External Influences Working within Government -- The Rules of the Game: Britain's Informal and Flexible Executive -- PART 3-- CHECKS AND BALANCES: Introduction -- Giving Account to Parliament: How Ministerial Responsibility Works in Practice -- A Parliament Bound: Party Constraints on Scrutiny and Accountability -- Heckling the Steamroller: The Imbalance of Power between Government and Parliament -- 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
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Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service. -- Provided by publisher
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Democracy-- Great Britain.
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Power (Social sciences)-- Great Britain.
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Démocratie-- Grande-Bretagne.
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Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)-- Grande-Bretagne.
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Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Politics and government
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Power (Social sciences)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Great Britain, Politics and government.
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Grande-Bretagne, Politique et gouvernement.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.2/0941
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JN900.W45 1999eb
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| Added Entry
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Beetham, David
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| Parallel Title
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Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom
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