Aspects of Accountability in the British System of Government

Pyper, Robert

ISBN 10: 1872807666 / ISBN 13: 9781872807669

Published by Tudor Educational, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom, 1996

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8vo. Light wear to edges. Initials in ink to top of half title page.

Seller Inventory # 7694

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aspects of Accountability in the British System of Government
• Publisher: Tudor Educational, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872807666
• ISBN 13: 9781872807669
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Sciences

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Synopsis

With the very nature of government undergoing such considerable changes, implications for accountability and control within government are extensive and this text examines such implications through several major themes. It will prove invaluable to students and lecturers involved in undergraduate degree programmes in government, politics, public policy, public administration and management.

Synopsis

This is an examination of popular and traditional forms of parliamentary accountability. It investigates the role of UK and European courts and inquiries in the system of legal and quasi-legal accountability. With concepts such as the enabling, contracting and regulatory state coming to the fore, there are extensive implications for accountability and control within government. This text examines those implications and is aimed at students and lecturers involved in undergraduate and degree- level programmes covering government, politics, public policy, public administration and management. It also explores the rise of charterism and consumerism and their effectiveness, and analyzes key cases such as Westland and Matrix Churchill to illustrate the effectiveness of "realpolitik" and secrecy in thwarting official mechanisms of scrutiny and control.