Fully revised and updated, this new edition of Simon James's comprehensible and accessible text provides an excellent insight into the work of the Prime Minister and Cabinet government.
Autorentext
Simon James worked formerly in the Cabinet Secretariat and for the past 20 years has advised countries overseas on their Cabinet systems and central policy-making systems. He is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Political Economy of King's College London.
Inhalt
1. Describing the Cabinet System
2. Ministers and their Departments
3. Collective Decision-making: Cabinet committees and the Cabinet
4. The Role of the Prime Minister
5. The Dynamics of Collective Decision-making
6. The Impact of Coalition and Minority Governments
7. Problems of the Cabinet System
8. Advice at the Centre
9. Conclusion