Government in the United Kingdom : the search for accountability, effectiveness, and citizenship
Considering the criticisms of the system of government that lie behind proposals for constitutional reform, this book evaluates possible reforms in the light of three criteria - the need to improve accountability, to increase efficiency and to enhance the the status and practice of citizenship
Book
xiii, 241 pages ; 24 cm
9780335156405, 9780335156399, 0335156401, 0335156398
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Part 1 The problems: the constitution under pressure; accountability, effectiveness and citizenship. Part 2 Institutions: Parliament; government and the civil service; local government; decentralization; the system of justice. Part 3 The political process: the electoral system; a bill of rights for the United Kingdom?; open government. Part 4 Conclusions: a written constitution?; a programme for constitutional renewal
towards accountability, effectiveness and citizenship; appendix
the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms