The Prime Minister in a Shrinking WorldISBN: 978-0-7456-2729-8
Hardcover
296 pages
April 2001, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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'Richard Rose has an unusual ability to look at familiar
questions about power - and its exercise in Downing Street - from a
fresh, and invariably provocative, perspective. In The Prime
Minister in a Shrinking World he highlights the global
constraints on even a Prime Minister who dominates Whitehall and
Westminster.' Peter Riddell, The Times
'Richard Rose is a veteran author of political textbooks, which
are still on university reading lists many years after publication.
This one will undoubtedly join them.' Iain Dale, Bookseller
Buyers Guide
'The field of political studies is now so thoroughly tilled that
it is quite a challenge to come up with any new perspective. The
first thing to be said about Richard Rose's investigation into the
contemporary nature of prime ministerial power is that he
successfully contrives to overcome that hurdle ... If the Prime
Minister seriously wants to banish that haunting image of him -
initially dreamt up by his friend and mentor, Roy Jenkins - of a
young man nervously carrying a precious vase across a long,
slippery marble floor, then he could do worse than to read (and
learn from) this far from reassuring book.' Anthony Howard, The
Sunday Times
'Entertaining.' The Economist
'This book by Richard Rose is possibly the best observation of
the Prime Minister in relation to the position of Britain in the
modern world that I have ever read. Rose draws upon his many years
of rubbing shoulders with politicians and PMs from Clement Atlee to
Tony Blair in order to bring this very in-depth look at the
prestigious occupier of Number Ten throughout the ages ... A very
good read.' M2 Communications
'The great strength of this book is that Rose draws upon four
decades of following and analysing British politics to produce a
book that is full of insight and marvellous anecodotes ... it is a
good read.' British Politics Group Newsletter
'This book provides a sound warning of the perils a Prime
Minister faces vis-a-vis his colleagues, his MPs, civil
servants, the media and the public at large ... The book abounds in
delightful quotes and the author's own bon mots.'
Frontline
'This is a book for the student and the general reader - a
refreshing example of political science with its hair down ... The
book is both informative and a pleasure to read.' Times Literary
Supplement
'This book by Richard Rose is possibly the best observation of
the Prime Minister in relation to the position of Britain in the
modern world that I have ever read.' M2 Best Books
'The nature of the constraints facing British Prime Ministers,
and their implications for the contemporary premiership, are
explored by Richard Rose with great clarity and enthusiasm. As
such, The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World thoroughly
deserves to become a classic text on the British premiership, and
one that will remain highly relevant for very many years to come'
Talking Politics
"Rose admirably demonstrates how prime-ministerial power has increased at Westminster while diminishing internationally." Parliamentary Affairs<!--end-->