Office of the Prime Minister

Byrum E. Carter

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9780691626888
  9780691075129
• eBook ISBN:
  9781400878260
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Starting with an illuminating historical survey, Mr. Carter devotes the main portion of his hook to the position of the British Prime Minister since 1894, with emphasis on the realities of British politics today. The relations of the Prime Minister with the public, his party, the Cabinet, and Parliament are discussed, and the problem of public relations generally is fully taken into account. Professor Carter fills an important gap, and provides an authoritative and readable commentary on British political life.

Originally published in 1955.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• I The Historical Development of the Office of Prime Minister
• II The Selection of the Prime Minister
• III The Prime Minister and the Public
• IV The Prime Minister and the Party
• V The Prime Minister and the Formation of a Government
• VI The Prime Minister and the Cabinet
• VII The Prime Minister and the Parliament
• VIII The Prime Minister and the Conduct of Foreign Affairs and War
• IX Some Concluding Observations
• Appendix One
• Appendix Two
• Index