Interpreting British GovernanceRoutledge, 2003 M09 2 - 240 pages How is Britain governed? Have we entered a new era of governance? Can traditional approaches to governance help us to interpret 21st century Britain? |
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... Society, 33, 2: 107–32. Reproduced with the permission of Sage Publications, Inc. Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2002) 'Interpretative Approaches', in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds), Theory and Methods in Political Science. London ...
... Society, 33, 2: 107–32. Reproduced with the permission of Sage Publications, Inc. Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2002) 'Interpretative Approaches', in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds), Theory and Methods in Political Science. London ...
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... society is governed (cf. Finer 1970: 3–4). One colleague described it as a 'weasel' word – slippery and elusive, used to obscure, not to shed light. He has a point, so in Chapter 3 we identify its various meanings to clear the way for ...
... society is governed (cf. Finer 1970: 3–4). One colleague described it as a 'weasel' word – slippery and elusive, used to obscure, not to shed light. He has a point, so in Chapter 3 we identify its various meanings to clear the way for ...
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... society changed. It can be understood as a shift from hierarchies, or the bureaucracies of the welfare state, through the marketisation reforms of the Conservative governments of Thatcher and Major to networks. This emphasis on networks ...
... society changed. It can be understood as a shift from hierarchies, or the bureaucracies of the welfare state, through the marketisation reforms of the Conservative governments of Thatcher and Major to networks. This emphasis on networks ...
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... society was essentially a limited one'. Civil society was 'the highest sphere of human existence', while the state was 'an institution of secondary importance'. The corporate life of society 'was expressed through voluntary associations ...
... society was essentially a limited one'. Civil society was 'the highest sphere of human existence', while the state was 'an institution of secondary importance'. The corporate life of society 'was expressed through voluntary associations ...
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... society, 'between government and governance', was disrupted by two contradictions. First, British government had a limited or minimalist role in practice but unlimited power in theory. Although there were no constitutional checks on the ...
... society, 'between government and governance', was disrupted by two contradictions. First, British government had a limited or minimalist role in practice but unlimited power in theory. Although there were no constitutional checks on the ...
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