Ideologies / Constitutional Monarchist / Walter Bagehot
§ The minds · 1826–1877 · United Kingdom · Constitutional theorist
Walter Bagehot
The dignified and the efficient
Theorised the modern constitutional crown.
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The editor and theorist whose 'The English Constitution' explained how a monarchy can endure by providing dignity and continuity while elected ministers wield real power.
social
Conservative-liberal of the Victorian establishment.
economic
Liberal free-trade economist and editor of The Economist.
governance
Distinguished the crown's 'dignified' role from cabinet's 'efficient' power.
Notable for
- 'The English Constitution'
- The dignified/efficient distinction
- Shaped The Economist
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