British Politics and the Policy Process
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 11. June 1987
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-04-320185-5 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years there have been considerable changes in the ways in which politics and policy making are studied. The student is faced not only by a diversity of theoretical approaches but also with competing vocabularies and specialist terminologies. This text provides an introduction to the workings of the British political process and clarifies study methods. Drawing widely on case study material and memoirs of ex-ministers and civil servants, the authors show how political decisions are taken and policies adopted in cabinet, inside Parliament and in the political parties. They argue that Parliament is marginal in political decision making, and also powerfully reject the thesis of adversary politics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
403 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-04-320185-5 (9780043201855)
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Content
Part 1 The contemporary language of policy-making problems in studying the political process. Part 2 Policy-making arenas: the public arena; the parliamentary arena and adversary politics; the party arena; the cabinet arena; the bureaucratic arena; the pressure-group arena. Part 3 Allocation and implementation; budgetary politics; the implementation process. Part 4 Britain as a post-industrial society.