At the centre of government : the Prime Minister and the limits on political power /

"This exhaustively researched and deftly written book offers a first-hand view of the inner workings of the Canadian federal government, with a particular focus on the interplay between the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office, the federal cabinet, and the role backbench MPs,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brodie, Ian (Ian Ross) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Canada. > Parliament > Powers and duties.
Canada. > Prime Minister's Office.
Canada. > Parlement > Pouvoirs et fonctions.
Canada. > Cabinet du Premier ministre.
Canada. > Parliament
Canada. > Prime Minister's Office
Legislative power > Canada.
Executive power > Canada.
Separation of powers > Canada.
Federal government > Canada.
Constitutional law > Canada.
Prime ministers > Canada.
Pouvoir exécutif > Canada.
Séparation des pouvoirs > Canada.
Gouvernement fédéral > Canada.
Droit constitutionnel > Canada.
Pouvoir législatif > Canada.
Premiers ministres > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Constitutional law
Executive power
Federal government
Legislative power
Politics and government
Prime ministers
Separation of powers
Canada > Politics and government.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement.
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface : Getting to government : an autobiographical note
  • Governing from the centre : how we came to see the PM as a dictator
  • The origins of cabinet government
  • Delegation and its limits : the core powers of a prime minister
  • Making a cabinet
  • The executive branch and parliament
  • Managing a government agenda
  • Prime ministers and political parties
  • Democratizing or bureaucratizing the constitution?
  • Afterword : Leaving government : another autobiographical note.

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