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The role played by formal cabinet structures in decision-making has been acknowledged as a neglected area of study (Mackie and Hogwood 1985: 1; Blondel 1987). The comparative literature on cabinet structures is similarly thin. Although this chapter does not seek to correct this, it does explore the structural support available to the leader of cabinet through the cabinet system. The chapter explores the potential resources available to a prime minister through cabinet, and the use and development of these under Blair and Howard.
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Bennister, M. (2012). Cabinet as a Resource. In: Prime Ministers in Power. Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378445_2
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