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The Core Executive in Britain: 1 (Understanding Governance)

The Core Executive in Britain: 1 (Understanding Governance)

by Martin J . Smith (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

The study of central government has been dominated by the recurring questions of Prime Ministerial versus Cabinet government and civil service versus ministerial power. Using the idea of 'power dependence' this book challenges these simplicities to provide a definitive assessment of - and introduction to - power and policy at the core of British political life. It undermines traditional approaches by demonstrating that power in the core executive is complex, and flows between actors and institutions. The Prime Minister can only exercise power with the support of the Cabinet, and ministers and officials are often partners rather than competitors.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 300
 Edition: 1999
 Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 20 Jan 1999
ISBN 10: 0333605160
ISBN 13: 9780333605165
Book Overview: 'Smith takes the present-day analysis of the British executive out of the academic journals and makes it accessible to a larger audience for the first time. I expect the book to change the way in which we discuss the power of the British executive. Gone forever are the hoary old cliches of prime ministerial power, replaced by a recognition that power is everywhere and understood through the language of dependence, networks, governance and choice.' - R.A.W. Rhodes

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'Smith takes the present-day analysis of the British executive out of the academic journals and makes it accessible to a larger audience for the first time. I expect the book to change the way in which we discuss the power of the British executive. Gone forever are the hoary old cliches of prime ministerial power, replaced by a recognition that power is everywhere and understood through the language of dependence, networks, governance and choice.' - R.A.W. Rhodes
Author Bio
MARTIN J. SMITH is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield. His previous publications include Contemporary British Conservatism (Macmillan, 1996).