Comparing Westminster /
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 governme...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| 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 |