The Cabinet: A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis

• Autores: Cristina Barbieri, Michelangelo Vercesi
• Localización: Government and opposition: An international journal of comparative politics, ISSN 0017-257X, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 526-547
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article is made up of two main parts. The first part points out two different definitions of cabinet – that is, functional and legal definitions. It also highlights the strong points and the shortcomings of both, proposing at the same time a new definition more suitable for a comparative analysis. In doing this, it puts forward some useful criteria with a view to establishing what a minister actually is, what a cabinet is and how it is made up. The second part provides an overview of the structures of governments in 38 countries, from core to junior ministers, on this basis.