RECONCEPTUALIZING THE BRITISH STATE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL CHALLENGES TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

SMITH, MARTIN J.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 1/1998, pág. 45

1. Approaches to central government. 2. Weaknesses of the Westminster model. 3. Theoretical and empirical challenges. 4. New right ideology and public choice. a) New right ideology. b) Public choice. 5. Internationalization and globalization. a) Internationalization of economies and of government. b) Globalization. 6. The reform of government and governance. a) The reform of government. b) Governance. 7. Empirical implications of the challenges. 8. Complesity in the core executive - Reconceptualizing power relations in the central state. a) Structure. b) Resources. c) Agency. d) Context. e) Power. 9. Conclusion. 10. Acknowledgement. 11. Note. 12. References.