The Politics of Public Sector Reform

From Thatcher to the Coalition
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-36365-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

The first comprehensive 'bird's eye' account of public sector reform supported by references from over 400 official sources, this book is an invaluable guide to all those in the public, private and voluntary sectors grappling with the twin challenges of managing public spending austerity and the pressure in response to transform public services.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burton, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of contents Introduction PART I: THE BACKGROUND TO REFORM 1. Reform under the Conservatives 1979-97 2. Reform under Labour 1997-2010 3. Reform under the Coalition 2010-2015 PART II: THE DRIVERS OF REFORM 4. Number Ten and the Cabinet Office 5. The Treasury 6. The role of Parliament 7. The Role of the Consumer and Competition PART III: REFORMING THE KEY PUBLIC SERVICES 8. Whitehall 9. The NHS 10. Local Governnment 11. The Police 12. Welfare 13. Education and Schools PART IV: THE ROLE OF PERFORMANCE REGIMES IN PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM 14. Measuring Performance 15. Monitoring Performance 16. The International Perspective Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Burton is one of the UK's foremost commentators on the public sector and local government and has been writing on the subject for over 25 years. He is former editor and now editorial director of The MJ (Municipal Journal) the UK's leading news weekly about local government and the public sector and he is a graduate in modern history from Sussex University.