Beyond Westminster & Whitehall
Beyond Westminster and Whitehall provides the first comprehensive account of the range of sub-central government institutions that are responsible for the delivery of services to citizens. These bodies are the warp and weft of the British system of government and yet are all too frequently ignored.
For a full understanding of British government, the study of sub-central government is of equivalent importance to that of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and Parliament.
Westminster and Whitehall do not always get what they want. There are a great many restraints upon the actions of the centre, and central policies all too often have unintended consequences. This book, demonstrating that Britain is not a unitary state but a differentiated polity in which sub-central governments play a key role, will be essential reading for teachers and students of British politics.

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Beyond Westminster & Whitehall
Beyond Westminster and Whitehall provides the first comprehensive account of the range of sub-central government institutions that are responsible for the delivery of services to citizens. These bodies are the warp and weft of the British system of government and yet are all too frequently ignored.
For a full understanding of British government, the study of sub-central government is of equivalent importance to that of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and Parliament.
Westminster and Whitehall do not always get what they want. There are a great many restraints upon the actions of the centre, and central policies all too often have unintended consequences. This book, demonstrating that Britain is not a unitary state but a differentiated polity in which sub-central governments play a key role, will be essential reading for teachers and students of British politics.

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Beyond Westminster & Whitehall

Beyond Westminster & Whitehall

by R. A. Rhodes
Beyond Westminster & Whitehall

Beyond Westminster & Whitehall

by R. A. Rhodes

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Beyond Westminster and Whitehall provides the first comprehensive account of the range of sub-central government institutions that are responsible for the delivery of services to citizens. These bodies are the warp and weft of the British system of government and yet are all too frequently ignored.
For a full understanding of British government, the study of sub-central government is of equivalent importance to that of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and Parliament.
Westminster and Whitehall do not always get what they want. There are a great many restraints upon the actions of the centre, and central policies all too often have unintended consequences. This book, demonstrating that Britain is not a unitary state but a differentiated polity in which sub-central governments play a key role, will be essential reading for teachers and students of British politics.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415079075
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/28/1988
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile: 1370L (what's this?)

About the Author

R. A. W. Rhodes, University of York

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 Concepts and Models in the Analysis of Sub-Central Government 3 Organizations and Actors 4 The Policy Networks 5 The Differentiated Polity: Relationships, Consequences and Contradictions
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