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Public Management and Modernisation in Britain (Contemporary Political Studies)
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Product Description
This comprehensive introductory text starts by charting the origins and evolution of the shift from public administration to public management and moves on to assess the main theories and debates about its character, benefits and problems. After consideration of the party political issues and debates and continuities and discontinuities between the approaches of Thatcher, Major and Blair, the core of the book assesses the main dimensions of change in the organization and content of public sector organization and activity.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #444279 in Books
- Published on: 2005-04-07
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"'Incisive, critical and well-written, this major contribution to understanding British public management will be essential reading for students and practitioners alike' - Professor Wayne Parsons, Queen Mary, University of London 'A timely analysis of the trends and tendencies underlying the dramatic changes in UK government of the past 30 years' - Professor Trevor Smith"
About the Author
ANDREW MASSEY is Associate Dean (Research), University of Portsmouth, UK. He is author or co-author of several books and articles on public administration and public sector reform, including most recently, Modernizing Civil Services (with Tony Butcher), Edward Elgar, 2003 and Decentralizing the Civil Service (with R.A.W. Rhodes, Paul Carmichael and Janice McMillan), Open University Press, 2003. ROBERT PYPER is Professor of Government and Public Administration, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He is author, co-author or editor of seven books, including Aspects of Accou
