The British Prime Minister in the Core Executive
Subtitle: Political Leadership in British European Policy
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jul 21, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9783319899527
Description: This book examines the UK prime minister's political leadership in the domestic executive. By offering a comparative study of the political leadership of James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair with regard to European monetary policy, it challenges the thesis that British prime ministers today have more power, resources and autonomy than their predecessors, giving them a greater capacity to act. Taking key European monetary policy decisions by the British government between 1976 and 2007 as empirical cases, the book assesses the extent to which the political leadership of each prime minister was affected by the cabinet, the parliamentary party as well as the media, and the extent to which he or she was able to manage these factors.
Notes: Source title: The British Prime Minister in the Core Executive: Political Leadership in British European Policy (Contributions to Political Science)