Presidentializing the premiership
By: Sue Pryce.
Publisher: Macmillan; St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Executive advisory bodies -- Great Britain.; Cabinet system -- Great Britain.; Prime ministers -- Great Britain.; Executive advisory bodies -- United States.; Cabinet system -- United States.; Presidents -- United States.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1964-1979.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997.; United States -- Politics and government.
Description: This book examines the advisory systems of four prime ministers: Harold Wilson 1964-70 and 1974-76; Edward Heath 1970-74; James Callaghan 1976-90, and argues that the presidentialization of electoral politics has prompted a presidentialization of the premiership in respect of advice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-224) and index.