Delegated Governance and the British State: Walking Without Order

by Matthew Flinders

The delegation of functions and responsibilities to quasi-autonomous bodies operating with a significant degree of autonomy arguably empowers governments to address a wide range of social issues simultaneously without having to be involved with the minutiae of day-to-day socio-political interactions. Delegation therefore provides a structural and esoteric capacity beyond the cognitive and physical limits of politicians. There is nothing wrong with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199271607
• ISBN13: 9780199271603
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"