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Taylor & Francis Taxation by Political Inertia Financing the Growth of Government in Britain 8 Routledge Library Editions Taxation
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Taylor & Francis Regional Administration in Japan
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Taylor & Francis Taxation by Political Inertia Financing the Growth of Government in Britain Routledge Library Editions Taxation
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Taylor & Francis The Ethnopolitics of Ethnofederalism in Ethiopia Association for the Study of Nationalities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Looking for Ground
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries
Book SynopsisThis book is the official history of British Cabinet Secretaries, the most senior civil servants in UK government, from the post-war period up to 2002.In December 1916 Maurice Hankey sat at the Cabinet table to take the first official record of Cabinet decisions. Prior to this there had been no formal Cabinet agenda and no record of Cabinet decisions. Using authoritative government papers, some of which have not yet been released for public scrutiny, this book tells the story of Hankey's post-war successors as they advised British Prime Ministers and recorded Cabinet's crucial decisions as the country struggled through the exhaustion that followed World War II, grappled with a weak economy that could not support its world ambitions, saw the end of the post-war economic and social consensus and faced the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers symbol of Western dominance. It looks at events through the eyes of politically neutral senior civil servants, the mandarins of Britain. It showTrade Review'Ian Beesley has had unprecedented access to the files of half-a-dozen of Whitehall's ultimate men of secrets, the Cabinet Secretaries -- the powerful yet elusive figures at the elbows of successive prime ministers. His pages brim with knowledge of who they were, how they did their job and all set in the wider political context of their time in office. Anyone interested in how British government works will learn heaps from this book.’-- Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London'In preparing the authorised biography of Margaret Thatcher, I have been struck by how much modern Prime Ministers owe to the Cabinet Secretary of the day. Yet the public know very little about these people, what they do, and how much good government depends upon their wisdom and cool judgment. Now, thanks to this book, with its full use of official records, we all have the chance to find out.’-- Charles Moore, author of Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography'In the 100-year existence of the Cabinet Office there have been just 11 Cabinet Secretaries and little is known about their role, styles and influence. That gap has now been filled by this detailed account of the post-war years to 2002.’ -- Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary, 2005-11'Beesley ends with a fascinating counterfactual. Would Richard Wilson’s influence have grown rather than shrunk if he had accepted Blair’s offer to head a combined Downing Street and cabinet office team? Yes it would. In fact I’d go further. If he had said ‘yes’, I think the country and the civil service would have been better off.'--Ferdinand Mount, The Spectator'the [book] a mighty 700 pages covering the six men who held the post between 1947 and 2002, is packed with the kind of detail that will be invaluable to anyone interested in the history of Whitehall.'-Sue Cameron, Prospect magazineTable of Contents 1. To make Ministers appear more competent than they could possibly be2. The Craftsman - Sir Norman Brook 1947-623. The Mandarins’ Mandarin - Sir Burke Trend 1963-734. Iron fist in Velvet Glove - Sir John Hunt 1973-795. The Ultimate Courtier - Sir Robert Armstrong 1980-876. Captain of the First XI - Sir Robin Butler 1987-977. Mission Impossible - Sir Richard Wilson 1998-2002
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Cambridge University Press Kings Barons and Justices
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Cambridge University Press The Reformation Parliament 15291536
Book SynopsisThe Reformation Parliament, which sat in seven sessions between 1529 and 1536 and derived its name from being the Parliament which ushered in the Reformation in the Church of England, was one of the most important assemblies ever to meet in England.Table of Contents1. The Causes and the Summons; 2. The Most Maligned Commons; 3. The Lords Assembled; 4. The Convocation of Canterbury; 5. The First Session, 1529: The Anti-Clerical Commons; 6. The Second Session, 1531: Praemunire and Pardon; 7. The Third Session, 1532: Annates, Supplication, and Submission; 8. The Fourth Session, 1533: The Great Matter Settled; 9. The Fifth and Sixth Sessions, 1534: Supremacy in Action; 10. The Seventh Session, 1536: Their Labours Ended; 11. The Total Reformation.
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Cambridge University Press Corruption and State Politics in Sierra Leone 83 African Studies Series Number 83
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Cambridge University Press Parliaments and Politics During the Cromwellian Protectorate
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Cambridge University Press Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies
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Cambridge University Press Cycles of Spin
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Cambridge University Press Parliament and Literature in Late Medieval England
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Cambridge University Press British Public Policy 17761939
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Cambridge University Press Building a New American State The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities 18771920
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Cambridge University Press Kings Barons and Justices The Making and Enforcement of Legislation in ThirteenthCentury England 56 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 56
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Cambridge University Press The Parliament of England 1559 1581
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Cambridge University Press The Princes of Orange
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Cambridge University Press Environmental Impact Assessment
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Cambridge University Press Making and Breaking Governments
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Cambridge University Press Exposed to Innumerable Delusions
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Cambridge University Press Exposed to Innumerable Delusions
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Cambridge University Press Making and Breaking Governments
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Cambridge University Press Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government
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Cambridge University Press Bagehot
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Cambridge University Press Bagehot The English Constitution Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Book SynopsisWalter Bagehot's anatomy of The English Constitution is a classic of English political writing. In this new Cambridge Texts edition it appears for the first time in its original (1867) book version, with Bagehot's original conclusion, and the substantial introduction written for the second edition of 1872. Paul Smith's introduction places Bagehot's views in the context of contemporary events and prevalent views of the working of the constitution, indicating their relation to his developing ideas on the anthropological and sociological springs of authority. He assesses the accuracy of Bagehot's account of parliamentary government in operation, and the strength of Bagehot's analysis of the difficulties faced by British liberalism in coming to terms with the approach of democracy. All the usual student-friendly features of the Cambridge Texts series are present, including a select bibliography and brief biographies of key figures, and annotation which explains some of Bagehot's more arcanTrade Review"Helpful yet unobtrusive, Smith's is an ideal introduction for those seeking to locate Bagehot in the context of his time or for those looking for an informed summary of his argument, motivation, and general purpose." Adam Tomkins, University of Oxford, Constitutional Commentary"This is one of those rare, intelligent treasures that one cherishes...In essence this is the ideal instrument for teaching about Bagehot's view of the Constitution. This edition is far more useful for the classroom." British Politics GroupTable of ContentsEditor's introduction; Principal events in Bagehot's life; Note on the text and annotation; The English Constitution: Advertisement; 1. The cabinet; 2. The pre-requisites of cabinet government, and the peculiar form which they have assumed in England; 3. The monarchy; 4. The monarchy (continued); 5. The House of Lords; 6. The House of Commons; 7. On changes of ministry; 8. Its supposed checks and balances; 9. Its history, and the effects of that history; Conclusion; Introduction to the second edition (1872); Notes; Biographical notes on persons mentioned in the text; Bibliographical note; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Political Recruitment
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Cambridge University Press Bitter Harvest
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Cambridge University Press Perpetuating the Pork Barrel
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Cambridge University Press Congress as Public Enemy
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Cambridge University Press Congress as Public Enemy
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Cambridge University Press The Political Economy of Public Administration
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Cambridge University Press Comparing Policy Networks
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Cambridge University Press Neoclassical Realism the State and Foreign Policy
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Cambridge University Press Deliberate Discretion
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of QuasiGovernment
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Cambridge University Press LawMaking and Society in Late Elizabethan England
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Cambridge University Press Term Limits and Legislative Representation
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Cambridge University Press House of Lords Reign of Charle
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Cambridge University Press Rationalizing Parliament
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Cambridge University Press Bicameralism
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Cambridge University Press Great Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Great Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Bicameralism Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
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Cambridge University Press Executive Decree Authority
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Cambridge University Press Perpetuating the Pork Barrel
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Cambridge University Press Executive Decree Authority
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Cambridge University Press Spatial Models of Parliamentary Voting Analytical Methods for Social Research
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