Screen LibraryWestminster, Governance and the Politics of Policy Inaction : Do Nothing /
This book shows how political inaction has shaped the politics, economy and society we recognize today, despite the fact that policymakers are incentivised to act and to be seen to act decisively. Politicians make decisions which affect our lives every day but in our combative Westminster system, ar...
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Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48706-3 |
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This book shows how political inaction has shaped the politics, economy and society we recognize today, despite the fact that policymakers are incentivised to act and to be seen to act decisively. Politicians make decisions which affect our lives every day but in our combative Westminster system, are usually only held to account for those which change something. But what about decisions to do nothing? What about policy which is discarded in favour of an alternative? What about opposition for naked political advantage? This book argues that not only is policy inaction an overlooked part of Br |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (IX, 97 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781137487063 |
| Index Number: | JA85 |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Contents: | Introduction: A Systemic Problem for Westminster Government -- Chapter 1. Why Do Nothing and Who Does It? -- Chapter 2. Why Does Do Nothing Politics Matter? -- Chapter 3. How is Do Nothing Politics held to account?. . |