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7. Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office as Institutional Resources of the Prime Minister in the European (Monetary) Policy Core Executive

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Erschienen in: The British Prime Minister in the Core Executive

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In this chapter two of the prime minister’s institutional resources outlined in Chap. 6—the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Cabinet Office—are considered with respect to the four incumbents studied here and European policy. It is reviewed how the premiers used these resources and whether any managed to increase their influence on European policy-making by expanding them, for instance, by hiring more staff. The study of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office focuses on those sections of either institution which provide administrative support particularly on European policy with a specific focus on European monetary policy.

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Vorheriges Kapitel Prime Ministerial Resources

Nächstes Kapitel Prime Ministerial Management of the Actors in the European Monetary Policy Core Executive

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Titel: Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office as Institutional Resources of the Prime Minister in the European (Monetary) Policy Core Executive
verfasst von: Birgit Bujard
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The British Prime Minister in the Core Executive
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-89952-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-89953-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89953-4_7

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