Accounting for ministers : scandal and survival in British government, 1945-2007 /

Accounting for ministers : scandal and survival in British government, 1945-2007 /

Accounting for Ministers uses the tools of modern political science to analyse the factors which determine the fortunes of cabinet ministers. Utilizing agency theory, it describes cabinet government as a system of incentives for prime ministerial and parliamentary rule. The authors use a unique data...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berlinski, Samuel, 1970-
Other Authors: Dewan, Torun A. (Torun Andreas), 1967-, Dowding, Keith M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Cabinet officers > Great Britain.
Cabinet system > Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Managing the Cabinet: principal-agent relations in government
  • 3. The structure of British government
  • 4. Who serves in government and how long do they last?
  • 5. The Prime Minister and cabinet
  • 6. Performance measures and forced exits
  • 7. Ministerial performance and tenure
  • 8. Conclusion.