Overview
- Examines ‘do nothing’ politics for the first time, setting it in the context of British government policy making
- Comments on the nature of parliamentary opposition to ask how ‘do nothing’ policies can be held to account
- Shows how deciding to do nothing can be the most significant policy of all, and considers future challenges for ‘do nothing’ politicians
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Book Title: Westminster, Governance and the Politics of Policy Inaction
Book Subtitle: ‘Do Nothing’
Authors: Stephen Barber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48706-3
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-48705-6Published: 06 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-48706-3Published: 24 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 97
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Communication, Public Policy, British Politics, Political History