TY - BOOK AU - Kavanagh,Dennis TI - British politics SN - 0199269793 (pbk.) AV - JN 231 B862 2006 U1 - 320.941 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Great Britain KW - Politics and government KW - Gran Bretaña KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Rev. ed. of: British politics : continuities and change / Dennis Kavanagh. 4th ed. 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. 649-666) and index; Part One. The Context of British Politics Why Study British Politics? / David Richards Understanding Politics / Martin Smith Modeling the British State: From Government to Governance / David Richards Ideas and Ideologies in British Politics / Dennis Kavanagh The Structure and Evolution of British Society / Martin Smith From Global Empire to European Partner / Andrew Geddes Understanding Decline / Andrew Geddes European Union Institutions / Andrew Geddes The Europeanization of British Politics? / Andrew Geddes Part Two. Institutions and Processes The Constitutional Framework / Dennis Kavanagh The Core Executive I: Prime Ministers and Power Dependency / David Richards The Core Executive II: Ministers, Civil Servants and Power Dependency / David Richards Policy-Making and the Managerial Framework / Martin Smith The British State Today: Power, Meta-Governance and Regulation / David Richards Local Government / Dennis Kavanagh Quangos and Agencies / Martin Smith A (Dis)United Kingdom? Devolution and the Policy Process / David Richards Political Parties / Dennis Kavanagh Parliament / Dennis Kavanagh Elections and Voting / Dennis Kavanagh Pressure Groups and Policy Networks / David Richards The Decline in Representative Politics / Martin Smith New Forms of Participation / Martin Smith The Judiciary and Rights / Dennis Kavanagh The Mass Media and Politics / Dennis Kavanagh Part Three. Policy Economic Policy / Martin Smith The Welfare State / Andrew Geddes Health and Education Policy: The Welfare State We're In / Andrew Geddes The Politics of Immigration, Asylum and Ethnic Diversity / Andrew Geddes The Politics of Law and Order / David Richards Foreign and Defense Policy / Dennis Kavanagh N2 - Written in a clear accessible style, Dennis Kavanagh has produced this lucid analysis of the British political system, designed for anyone taking a first course in the subject UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006006502-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2006006502-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2006006502-b.html ER -