ROBERT PYPER is Reader in Public Administration, Glasgow Caledonian University.LYNTON ROBINS is Co-ordinator for Public Administration, De Montfort University.

• Introduction; R.Pyper & L.RobinsPrime Minister and Cabinet; P.BarberisMinisters and Civil Servants; K.TheakstonThe Civil Service: Structure and Management; T.ButcherParliament in Transition; P.NortonParliamentary Scrutiny; M.RushThe Governing Parties; R.KellyThe Media and Government; B.JonesThe European Union and UK Governance; N.NugentGovernance in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; A.McConnellNew Labour, New Local Governance?; D.WilsonA 'Hollow State?'; C.GrayConclusion: Governance by Reformers; R.Pyper & L.Robins.

'A valuable up-to-date survey of the institutions of governance in the UK.' - Dr Alan Greer, University of The West of England