Popham / Brown / Chandler Government in Britain

A Volume in The Commonwealth and International Library: Social Administration, Training, Economics, and Production Division
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4651-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Web PDF

Government in Britain focuses on the various aspects of the British government and how they work, from the Cabinet to the civil service, the House of Commons, economic affairs, and foreign affairs and defense. Emphasis is placed on certain areas of central government and the provision of social services. This book is comprised of eight chapters and opens with an overview of the Cabinet, its size, Secretariat, and committees. Attention is paid to collective responsibility and ministerial responsibility, as well as political parties and Prime Ministers. The next chapter is devoted to the civil service, recruitment and training of civil servants, administrative class, and the functions of the state. Subsequent chapters deal with accountability in the House of Commons; the involvement of government in economic and foreign affairs as well as defense; social services provided by the central government; and the study of government and public administration. The last chapter discusses the Fulton Committee report on the British civil service. This monograph will be of interest to political scientists, politicians, and government officials as well as students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Popham, G. T.

Brown, R.

Chandler, G.

Davis, W. A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Government In Britain;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;CONTENTS;6
5;PREFACE;8
6;Chapter 1. THE CABINET;10
6.1;Parties and Prime Ministers;10
6.2;The Size of the Cabinet;20
6.3;The Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Committees;29
6.4;Collective Responsibility and Ministerial Responsibility;34
7;Chapter 2. THE CIVIL SERVICE;41
7.1;The Structure of the Service;41
7.2;Recruitment to the Civil Service;46
7.3;The Administrative Class and the Functions of the State;55
7.4;Training in the Civil Service;65
7.5;The Political Elite and the Administrative Elite;73
8;Chapter 3. ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS;79
8.1;Accountability and Party;79
8.2;Question Time and Debates;81
8.3;Financial Procedure and Party Politics;89
8.4;Specialist Committees and Accountability;100
8.5;The Reform of the Commons;111
8.6;The Parliamentary Commissioner;123
8.7;Accountability and the Party System;128
8.8;Accountability and Government Departments;133
9;Chapter 4. THE GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS;137
9.1;Governments and the Economy;137
9.2;Economic Planning, 1945-51;141
9.3;Economic Affairs, 1951-61;149
9.4;Economic Affairs, 1961-4;154
9.5;Economic Affairs Since 1964;164
9.6;The National Plan;169
9.7;Regional Boards and Councils;174
9.8;The Prices and Incomes Board and Other Economic Departments;177
10;Chapter 5. FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE;182
10.1;Participation and Accountability;182
10.2;The Organization of the Foreign Office;187
10.3;The Ministry of Defence, 1945-56;199
10.4;The Ministry of Defence, 1957-63;203
10.5;The Ministry of Defence Since 1964;210
11;Chapter 6. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES;222
11.1;Functions and Economic Aspects;222
11.2;Administrative Principles and Problems;226
11.3;Social Security;231
11.4;Health;237
11.5;Integration and Problems Involved;242
12;Chapter 7. THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;246
12.1;Why Study Public Administration?;246
12.2;Some General Problems of Study;248
12.3;The Group Approach;252
12.4;Concepts and Comparative Methods;254
12.5;The Functional Approach;258
13;Chapter 8. POSTSCRIPT: THE FULTON REPORT;263
13.1;Comment on the Report;264
13.2;Conclusion;270
14;APPENDIX;272
15;INDEX;274