The Politics of Accountability in the Modern State
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9781315206950
Subjects: Ministerial responsibility; Cabinet system; Administrative responsibility; Responsabilité ministérielle; Cabinet; Responsabilité administrative
Description: "This title was first published in 2001: In this compelling work, Matthew Flinders examines how far alternative forms of accountability have evolved and the extent to which they remedy the current shortcomings of the parliamentary system. Adopting a pluralistic perspective, this exploration of the accountability of the core executive is clearly grounded in research methodology, thus ensuring the book makes a valid, incisive contribution to the literature. Features include: - A detailed study of the location of power and mechanisms of accountability in modern government which challenges the largely prosaic existing literature - Useful summaries of the key tensions and trends within constitutional infrastructure - A new and refreshing approach to the study of central government - Insightful critiques of major governmental policies This intriguing volume will be of interest to undergraduates, post-graduates and lecturers for courses on legislative studies, central government reform, public administration, British politics and research methods."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Reinventing Accountability; title: part PART TWO ACCOUNTABILITY MODELS AND CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; title: chapter 2 Parliamentary Accountability: Demoralised or Revitalised?; title: chapter 3 Parliamentary Accountability and the Home Office; title: chapter 4 Judicial Accountability; title: chapter 5 Judicial Accountability in the Home Office; title: chapter 6 Managerial Accountability and the Contract State; title: chapter 7 Managerial Accountability and the Home Office; title: part PART THREE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND CONCLUSION; title: chapter 8 The Executive Morality and Inverted Conventions: Ministerial Responsibility and Freedom of Information; title: chapter 9 Understanding the Politics of Accountability.