Contemporary Political Studies
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Written by one of Britain's leading analysts of pressure groups, this book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pressure group politics in the UK and of the increasingly important EU dimension. The sleaze scandals surrounding the parliamentary lobby, grass roots direct action, the use of the media and courts and the particular importance of business, labour and consumer interests are also given full coverage.
The management of economic policy is clearly at the centre of the political process in Britain today. The book reviews the policy options available to politicians, explains the role of the main institutions involved in economic policy making, and examines the policy-making process in relation to key decisions such as those on the budget and public expenditure. The crucial relationship between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is examined in depth. Other key economic institutions analysed include the Treasury and the Bank of England, and the roles of the media, pressure groups and Parliament.
A comprehensive assessment of how economic policy is made in Britain at the start of the 21st century and of how the content of taxation, spending, monetary and regulatory policy has evolved since 1945. All of this is set in the context of the impact of globalization and the European Union on the autonomy of domestic policy and an assessment of the debates about British economic performance and British decline.