| Cabinets and First Ministers Contributor(s): White, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774811587 ISBN-13: 9780774811583 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $93.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 321.804 |
| LCCN: 2005432996 |
| Series: Canadian Democratic Audit |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What place do first ministers and their cabinets have in democratic life in Canada? Has cabinet become a prime ministerial focus group? Do political staff and central agency bureaucrats enhance or diminish democracy? Do private members have any say in the cabinet process? Graham White renders a clear account of the development, structure, and operation of cabinet and the role of first ministers at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels. He discusses how the processes that support cabinet are affected by the considerable power of the first minister, and looks at the ways in which they permit the involvement of other elected members and the public. Taking the view that characterizing our Westminster-style government is an oversimplification, White examines first ministers and cabinets in terms of accountability and transparency and proposes realistic improvements to this aspect of Canadian democracy. |