Government and the Governed (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 13) - Softcover

Wass, Douglas

 
9780415648103: Government and the Governed (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 13)
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ISBN 10: 0415648106 ISBN 13: 9780415648103
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This book, originally published in 1983 examines how effectively in Britain central government is equipped to secure efficiency and responsiveness and argues that as a result of shifts in the balance of power between the executive arm of government in Whitehall and the legislature in Parliament, the British system of government is neither as efficient, nor as responsive to popular will, as a strong democracy requires. The book considers which reforms are most likely to improve the efficiency of the government and to prove acceptable to British political and historical traditions. It reviews the way in which public debate is informed by government release of information and by the press and raises the question of how good a guide to the popular will referenda and public opinion polls are.

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Douglas Wass

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415648106
ISBN 13 
9780415648103
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144

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