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Westminster, governance and the politics of policy inaction = 'do nothing' /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Westminster, governance and the politics of policy inaction/ by Stephen Barber.
Reminder of title:	'do nothing' /
Author:	Barber, Stephen.
Published:	London :Palgrave Macmillan UK : : 2017.,
Description:	ix, 97 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Policy sciences - Great Britain. -
Subject:	Great Britain - Politics and government - 1997- -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48706-3
ISBN:	9781137487063

Westminster, governance and the politics of policy inaction = 'do nothing' /
Barber, Stephen.

Westminster, governance and the politics of policy inaction'do nothing' /[electronic resource] :by Stephen Barber. - London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2017. - ix, 97 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

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?

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 British politics but also that it is just as important as active policy and can have just as significant an impact on society. Addressing the topic for perhaps the first time, it offers a provocative analysis of 'do nothing' politics. It shows why politicians are rarely incentivized to do nothing, preferring hyperactivity. It explores the philosophical and structural drivers of inaction when it happens and highlights the contradictions in behavior. It explains why Attlee and Thatcher enjoyed lasting policy legacies to this day, and considers the nature of opposition and the challenge of holding 'do nothing' policy decisions to account. Stephen Barber is Associate Professor in Public Policy at London South Bank University, UK, where he teaches on its leading Masters in Public Administration programme and a Senior Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute. A frequent media commentator, he has published five previous books and numerous scholarly articles.

ISBN: 9781137487063

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-48706-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1108066
Policy sciences
--Great Britain.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

556459
Great Britain
--Politics and government--1997-

LC Class. No.: JN318 / .B37 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 320.60941

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