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Government “tsars” need to be accountable, too

Levitt, Ruth and Solesbury, William (2013) Government “tsars” need to be accountable, too. Democratic Audit Blog (28 Oct 2013). Website.

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Abstract

The use of Government “Tsars” - experts brought in to advise Ministers on particular policy areas – has exploded in recent years, with the current Government appointing over 100 since coming to office in May 2010. Here, Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury show that the role of these “Tsars” is ill-defined and poorly recorded, and conclude that they fail to meet the standards of proper democratic accountability..

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information: © 2013 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2014 11:31
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 18:56
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55415

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