ABSTRACT
Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
part 1|74 pages
Elections and Mandates
part 2|207 pages
The Core Executive
chapter 7|39 pages
Ministers and Mandarins
The Powers of Ministers, Bureaucrats and their Departments
part 3|137 pages
Checks and Balances
chapter 14|35 pages
Heckling the Steamroller
The Imbalance of Power between Government and Parliament
part 4|30 pages
The Balance Sheet
