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At the Centre of Whitehall

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  • © 1998

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  1. J. M. Lee

    1. University of Bristol, UK

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  2. G. W. Jones

    1. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

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  3. June Burnham

    1. Middlesex University, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 1-14

  3. Shaping the Centre

    1. Shaping the Centre

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 15-26

  4. Supporting the Prime Minister

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. The Prime Minister’s Office: The Overall Picture

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 29-40

    3. The Private Office

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 41-68

    4. The Press Office

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 69-83

    5. The Political Office

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 84-99

    6. The Policy Unit and Other Policy Advisers

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 100-130

  5. Managing Government Business

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. The Administrative Setting of Cabinet Responsibilities

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 133-153

    3. Servicing Cabinet and its Committees

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 154-185

    4. Inquiry and Analysis

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 186-205

    5. The ‘Sinecure’ Ministers

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 206-230

    6. Organizing and Managing the Civil Service

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 231-247

    7. Conclusion

      • J. M. Lee, G. W. Jones, June Burnham
      Pages 248-261

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 262-299
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This authoritative text examines the arrangements at the centre of Whitehall for advising the British prime minister and Cabinet, especially during the Thatcher and Major governments. The traditional coordinating centre has shifted from the Treasury to the Prime Minister's Office and the Chief Whip's Office in Downing Street, and to the Cabinet Office in Whitehall. Exploration of the separate but interlinking contributions made by these three parts of the centre shows they form a flexible but not entirely adequate support for modern government.

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'...This is a rigorous piece of research and writing which is likely to become the staple source on the central executive's inner core, at least as far as the mid-1990s.' - Robert Pyper, Parliamentary Affairs

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Bristol, UK

    J. M. Lee

  • London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    G. W. Jones

  • Middlesex University, UK

    June Burnham

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J.M.LEE
G.W.JONES
JUNE BURNHAM

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