Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government
Title | Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Laver |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1994-09-30 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521438377 |
A close examination of the constitutional relationship between legislature and executive in parliamentary regimes.
Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government
Title | Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Laver |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 327 |
Release | 1994-09-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780521432467 |
One of the key constitutional features of a parliamentary democracy is that the political executive, or cabinet, derives its mandate from - and is politically responsible to - the legislature. What makes a parliamentary democracy democratic is that, once a legislative election has been held, the new legislature has the power to dismiss the incumbent executive and replace it with a new one. Moreover, it sits essentially as a court, passing continual judgement on the record of the executive, and continuous sentence on its future prospects. That is how citizens, indirectly, choose and control their government. But the relationship between legislature and executive is not one-sided. The executive typically has the authority to recommend dissolution of parliament and is usually drawn from the parliament. Executive personnel, therefore, have intimate familiarity with parliamentary practices; and for their part, parliamentary personnel aspire to executive appointments. Surprisingly little is known about the constitutional relationship between legislature and executive in parliamentary regimes; the present volume seeks to remedy this.
Profession of Government Minister in Western Europe
Title | Profession of Government Minister in Western Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Blondel |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1991-06-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349113956 |
Despite the apparent political similarities in Western Europe, the models of cabinet government employed by different nations vary. In exploring the ministerial profession, this text reveals the political traditions and the different needs and expectations of citizen and politician alike.
Cabinet Form of Government
Title | Cabinet Form of Government PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Cabinet system |
ISBN |
On Parliamentary Government in England Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation by Alpheus Todd
Title | On Parliamentary Government in England Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation by Alpheus Todd PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 836 |
Release | 1869 |
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On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation
Title | On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation PDF eBook |
Author | Alpheus Todd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 838 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
The Selection of Ministers around the World
Title | The Selection of Ministers around the World PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Dowding |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 2014-08-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317634454 |
Governing cabinets are composed of ministers who come and go even as governments march on. They work for the chief executive, the prime minister or the president, for their parties and for the constituent groups from which they come. They are chosen for their role and dismissed from it for all sorts of reasons that vary across time and country. This book examines the process of selection, shuffling and removal of ministers in national cabinets around the world. Drawing on original data over several decades, it offers a series of case studies of countries from around the world with differing institutional and cultural structures including presidential and semi-presidential systems, and parliamentary, unitary and federal systems, some of which have experienced periods under authoritarian regimes. Featuring 14 case studies on North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book complements the earlier volume The Selection of Ministers in Europe (Routledge, 2009). This volume will be an important reference for students and scholars of political science, government, executives, comparative politics and political parties.