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Summary:This book explores how the governmental elites in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa understand their Westminster system. It examines in detail four interrelated features of Westminster systems. Firstly, the increasing centralisation in collective, responsible cabinet government. Second, the constitutional convention of ministerial and collective responsibility. Third, the role of a professional, non-partisan public service. And finally, parliament'srelationship to the executive. The authors explain the changes that have occured in the Westminster model by analysing four.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 264 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191570926
0191570923
9780191722721
0191722723
1282349309
9781282349308
9786612349300
6612349301