Interpreting British GovernanceHow is Britain governed? Have we entered a new era of governance? Can traditional approaches to governance help us to interpret 21st century Britain? This book develops the argument that we can understand political practices only by grasping the beliefs on which people act. It offers a governance narrative as a challenge to the Westminster model of British government and searches for a more accurate and open way of speaking about British government. |
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Contents
An interpretive agenda | 17 |
Governance in Britain | 45 |
Tablcs | 51 |
Decentring governance | 62 |
Comparing Britain and Denmark | 81 |
Narratives of Thatcherism | 107 |
New Labours civil service | 124 |
The roots of governance | 145 |
The meaning of governance | 170 |
on governance again | 195 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Interpreting British Governance |
| Authors | Mark Bevir, Rod Rhodes |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2003 |
| ISBN | 1134407920, 9781134407927 |
| Length | 240 pages |
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