Ideologues, partisans, and loyalists : ministers and policymaking in parliamentary cabinets
Alexiadou, DespinaAuthor
This work challenges assumptions made in literature on representative democracy and argues that cabinet ministers can have very important policy role as policy agenda setters. The book answers questions about the role of the individual in the policy-making process, and shows that the process of ministerial selection is critical to policy-making.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work challenges assumptions made in literature on representative democracy and argues that cabinet ministers can have very important policy role as policy agenda setters. The book answers questions about the role of the individual in the policy-making process, and shows that the process of ministerial selection is critical to policy-making.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 5, 2016).
Introduction -- Theory -- Who are the ministers? -- Appointing ideologues, partisans, and loyalists -- Social welfare policies -- Employment policies -- Ireland -- The Netherlands -- Greece -- Conclusion.
Cabinet system
Cabinet officers
Policy sciences
Political parties
Political Institutions & Public Administration - General
Government - General
Law, Politics & Government