West European Prime Ministers
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West European Prime Ministers

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West European Prime Ministers

About this book

West European Prime Ministers (1991) examines the roles played by the prime ministers of seven West European countries: Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Holland and Ireland. In addition three general chapters provide a comparative perspective. The main focus is on the power of the prime ministers. Their many and various resources, such as their formal authority, their political influence, their administrative support and their personal skills, and the constraints on their use of these powers, are all examined and analysed. The book also examines the people and organisations prime ministers have dealings with, from cabinets, ministers, parliaments and parties to the civil service, pressure groups and the public, and appraises how well other power centres are resources or supports for the prime minister. It explores the backgrounds and career patterns of prime ministers and the part they play in different policy areas. It assesses trends in prime-ministerial power over the last decade, and reveals the significance of the personality of the prime minister.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Contributors
  9. The Study of Prime Ministers: A Framework for Analysis
  10. Prime Ministers in Parliamentary Democracies
  11. The British Prime Ministership in the Age of the Career Politician
  12. The Resources of a German Chancellor
  13. France: The Limits to Prime-ministerial Government in a Semi-presidential System
  14. The Italian Prime Minister
  15. Governing a New Democracy: The Power of the Prime Minister in Spain
  16. The Dutch Prime Minister: Not Just Chairman, Not Yet Chief?
  17. An Taoiseach: The Irish Prime Minister
  18. West European Prime Ministers in Perspective
  19. Abstracts