British Cabinet Ministers - The Roles of Politicians in Executive Office

First published in 1974, British Cabinet Ministers is about the opportunities and constraints of executive political office. It is mainly based on interviews with fifty contemporary British Ministers and twenty-five senior civil servants.

List of contents

Part I: The Job of Cabinet Minister 1. Cabinet Ministers and Executive Political Leadership 2. The Demands of the Job 3. A Typology of Cabinet Ministers Part II: Factors Affecting Performance in Office 4. The Skills of Ministers 5. Ministers and Their Departments I: Their Range and Quality of Advice 6. Ministers and Their Departments II: The Expectations of Civil Servants 7. Differences between Departments and Situations 8. Ministerial Policy Objectives Part III: Ministers in Office: Case Studies 9. Policy Initiators: The Key Issues Approach 10. Executive Ministers 11. Ambassador Ministers Part IV: The Consequences of Ministers 12. Selecting Cabinet Ministers: Some International Comparisons 13. The Consequences of Ministers

About the author

Bruce Headey is a Fellow of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

Summary

First published in 1974, British Cabinet Ministers is about the opportunities and constraints of executive political office. It is mainly based on interviews with fifty contemporary British Ministers and twenty-five senior civil servants.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Headey, Headey Bruce
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032946030
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294603-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, Political leaders & leadership, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political leaders and leadership