
Cabinets and First Ministers
Graham White(Author)
University of British Columbia Press
Will be published approx. on 11. May 2005
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7748-1158-3 (ISBN)
Description
What place do first ministers and their cabinets have in democratic life in Canada? Has cabinet become a prime ministerial focus group? Do political staff and central agency bureaucrats enhance or diminish democracy? Do private members have any say in the cabinet process?
Graham White renders a clear account of the development, structure, and operation of cabinet and the role of first ministers at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels. He discusses how the processes that support cabinet are affected by the considerable power of the first minister, and looks at the ways in which they permit the involvement of other elected members and the public.
Taking the view that characterizing our Westminster-style government is an oversimplification, White examines first ministers and cabinets in terms of accountability and transparency and proposes realistic improvements to this aspect of Canadian democracy.
Graham White renders a clear account of the development, structure, and operation of cabinet and the role of first ministers at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels. He discusses how the processes that support cabinet are affected by the considerable power of the first minister, and looks at the ways in which they permit the involvement of other elected members and the public.
Taking the view that characterizing our Westminster-style government is an oversimplification, White examines first ministers and cabinets in terms of accountability and transparency and proposes realistic improvements to this aspect of Canadian democracy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
8 tables
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-1158-3 (9780774811583)
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Person
Graham White is a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
Content
Contents
Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1 The Scope and Criteria for the Audit
2 Cabinet Government in Canada: An Executive Summary
3 The First Minister As Autocrat?
4 Public Participation in Cabinet Processes?
5 Democracy through Cabinet Structure and Process?
6 Democracy in the Elected Dictatorship?
Discussion Questions
Appendix: Sources of Audit Information
Additional Reading
Works Cited
Index
Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1 The Scope and Criteria for the Audit
2 Cabinet Government in Canada: An Executive Summary
3 The First Minister As Autocrat?
4 Public Participation in Cabinet Processes?
5 Democracy through Cabinet Structure and Process?
6 Democracy in the Elected Dictatorship?
Discussion Questions
Appendix: Sources of Audit Information
Additional Reading
Works Cited
Index