{"product_id":"the-prime-ministers-craft-why-some-succeed-and-others-fail-in-westminster-systems-9780199646203","title":"The Prime Ministers' Craft: Why Some Succeed and Others Fail in Westminster Systems","description":"Prime ministers are presented as ever-more powerful figures; at the same time they seem to fail more regularly. How can the public image be so different from the apparent experience? This book seeks to answer this conundrum. It examines the myth that prime ministers are growing more powerful\u003cbr\u003eor that prime ministerial government has replaced cabinet government, and explores the way that prime ministers work and how they use the available levers of power to build support across the political system. Prime ministers have the potential to exercise extensive power; to do so they need to\u003cbr\u003eexercise the skills and opportunities available: that is, they need to develop the prime ministers' craft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing evidence from four countries with similar Westminster systems, Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, the analysis starts at the centre by examining how prime ministers reach office and how they understand their new job -- those who win elections see it differently from those who replace\u003cbr\u003eleaders from the same party. The book then analyses the support prime ministers have from their Prime Ministers Offices and the Cabinet Offices, exploring their relations with ministers and the way they run and use their cabinet, and explains how governments work and why prime ministers are so\u003cbr\u003ecentral to their success. The book then explores their role as public figures selling the government to the parliament and the electorate and to the international community beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Prime Ministers' Craft\u003c\/em\u003e concludes by assessing how success can be judged and identifies how the different institutional arrangements have an impact on the way prime ministers work and the degree to which they are accountable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Weller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199646203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Weller\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University. He is the author or co-author of some 20 books on Australian politics, comparative politics, and international organization, including \u003cem\u003e First among\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEquals\u003c\/em\u003e (Allen and Unwin,1985), \u003cem\u003e Malcolm Fraser: Prime Minister\u003c\/em\u003e (Penguin, 1989) \u003cem\u003e Cabinet Government in Australia 1900 to 2006\u003c\/em\u003e ( 2007), \u003cem\u003e Westminster Compared\u003c\/em\u003e (co-authored with R.A.W. Rhodes and John Wanna, 2009), and \u003cem\u003e Kevin Rudd: Twice Prime Minister\u003c\/em\u003e (Melbourne, University Press, 2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40455049937011,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":188.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_09e04135-b0ab-4c1c-aba6-949f9265bd94.jpg?v=1663679575","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-prime-ministers-craft-why-some-succeed-and-others-fail-in-westminster-systems-9780199646203","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}