220 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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An incisive examination of Britain today, which breaks from traditional studies, and takes a new approach to account for massive changes in the make-up of the nation.
Over the last twenty years Britain has changed from being governed as a unitary state to a country ruled by the interplay of various forces: central government, the market, public-private partnerships, new local government... Read more
1. Introduction: Meaning In Action 2. Interpretation and Its Others Part 1: Interpreting Traditions 3. British Political Sciences 4. Westminster Models 5. Decentring Governance Part 2: Reading Practices 6. The Blair Presidency 7. Everyday Life in a Ministry 8. National Health Service Reform 9. Police Reform 10. Conclusions
Biography
Mark Bevir is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Roderick Rhodes is Professor of Political Science and Head of Program in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.
