TY - JOUR

T1 - The Cabinet

T2 - A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis

AU - Barbieri, Cristina

AU - Vercesi, Michelangelo

PY - 2013/10

Y1 - 2013/10

N2 - 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

AB - 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

KW - Sociology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883254765&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1017/gov.2013.1

DO - 10.1017/gov.2013.1

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 48

SP - 526

EP - 547

JO - Government and Opposition

JF - Government and Opposition

SN - 1477-7053

SN - 1477-7053

IS - 4

ER -