Chapter 9

Governance in the Westminster System

Bruce Cutting and Alexander Kouzmin

Abstract

A comparative study is provided of the way the triadic governance structure manifests in the Westminster system of government. The process of cabinet decision making is explained in terms of the roles of the spending Minister, the ever-rational Treasurer and the Prime Minister as central arbitrator of policy. An explanation is provided as to how the effectiveness of the cabinet decision-making process is determined, largely by the relationship between the key players.

Total Pages: 191-212 (22)

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