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2005
Abstract By 1360 the principal agencies of government were normally located within the Palace of Westminster, the administrative capital of the realm. This reflected the king’s usual proximity to London, for government remained dependent on, and responsive to, the king’s authority.
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Abstract By 1360 the principal agencies of government were normally located within the Palace of Westminster, the administrative capital of the realm. This reflected the king’s usual proximity to London, for government remained dependent on, and responsive to, the king’s authority.
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1992
Abstract As the chapters in this volume suggest, one of the primary concerns of successive British Governments has been the issue of national sovereignty. Certainly, as those chapters show, there have been loud lamentations over loss of sovereignty, particularly parliamentary sovereignty. It might therefore have been expected that the
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Abstract As the chapters in this volume suggest, one of the primary concerns of successive British Governments has been the issue of national sovereignty. Certainly, as those chapters show, there have been loud lamentations over loss of sovereignty, particularly parliamentary sovereignty. It might therefore have been expected that the
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Central Government Perceptions of Local Government
1996Local government in Britain has been reformed relentlessly during the past 20 or so years. The structure, functions and finance of local authorities have been changed, though rarely in a co-ordinated way. Between the mid-1970s and 1994, local government moved from being a traditional, powerful, provider of public services to a more strategic and less ...
George Jones, Tony Travers
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Decentralization versus centralization in IT governance
Communications of the ACM, 2012It's not as simple as you might think.
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The Governance of Central Banks
2019Abstract Governance is a topic whose discussion has been confined to private-sector organizations. To an extent, this is not surprising, for the greater part of the public sector in most countries does not take the form of a corporation. But some parts do. The Bank of England is a prominent, but certainly not the only, example.
Forrest Capie, Geoffrey Wood
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2020
With the Danish civil service coming out on top in numerous international ratings, it seems worthwhile considering what characterizes the way it works and the central institutions on which it is built. In this chapter, we argue that the Danish central government is built on a relatively weak, formally institutionalized foundation. Rather, we argue that
Caroline Howard Grøn +1 more
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With the Danish civil service coming out on top in numerous international ratings, it seems worthwhile considering what characterizes the way it works and the central institutions on which it is built. In this chapter, we argue that the Danish central government is built on a relatively weak, formally institutionalized foundation. Rather, we argue that
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1977
Born at Pembroke Castle, 28 January 1457, the son of Edmund Tudor (Earl of Richmond) and of Margaret Beaufort (great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the third son of King Edward III). Henry VII was proclaimed King on Bosworth Field by Sir William Stanley (22 August 1485).
Ken Powell, Chris Cook
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Born at Pembroke Castle, 28 January 1457, the son of Edmund Tudor (Earl of Richmond) and of Margaret Beaufort (great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the third son of King Edward III). Henry VII was proclaimed King on Bosworth Field by Sir William Stanley (22 August 1485).
Ken Powell, Chris Cook
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Central Government and the Localities
1987This book is a study of centre-local interaction, based upon the experience of the people of an English county, during a very turbulent period in their history. The work revolves around: the relationship between centre and locality, and the partisan use of local institutions and sentiment for 'national' ends.
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1978
There was little central control of local government before 1830, apart from an indiscriminate and unco-ordinated form of judicial control. The courts took action only after difficulties occurred and these arrangements militated against the implementation of central policy and the control of expenditure.
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There was little central control of local government before 1830, apart from an indiscriminate and unco-ordinated form of judicial control. The courts took action only after difficulties occurred and these arrangements militated against the implementation of central policy and the control of expenditure.
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