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  • © 1995

Governing the UK in the 1990s

Editors:

  1. Robert Pyper

    1. Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

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  2. Lynton Robins

    1. De Montfort University, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: The Nature and Challenge of Governing in the 1990s

  3. The Central Executive

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    3. Ministers and Civil Servants

      • Kevin Theakston
      Pages 43-60

  4. Parliament and Parties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Parliament’s Changing Role

      • Philip Norton
      Pages 85-107

    3. Parliamentary Scrutiny

      • Michael Rush
      Pages 108-130

    4. The Political Parties

      • Stephen Ingle
      Pages 131-152

  5. Beyond Whitehall and Westminster

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. The Mass Media: Fourth Estate or Fifth Column?

      • Kenneth Newton
      Pages 155-176

    3. The European Union Dimension

      • Trevor Salmon
      Pages 177-199

    6. The Other Governments of Britain

      • Clive Gray
      Pages 254-276

    7. Conclusion: Agendas for Reform

      • Robert Pyper, Lynton Robins
      Pages 277-288

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 289-293
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About this book

Informative, accessible and thought-provoking, this tightly-edited collection of specially commissioned chapters provides an authoritative overview of the governing institutions of UK government and the issues and challenges they face in the last years of the century. The contributors focus on their changing roles and responsibilities and the need to respond to both internal and external pressures for change securing continuity and stability. An ideal primer for undergraduate and A level students.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

    Robert Pyper

  • De Montfort University, UK

    Lynton Robins

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