The Managerial State - Couverture souple

Clarke, John; Newman, Janet

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803976127 ISBN 13 : 9780803976122

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This original analysis of the creation of new state forms critically examines the political forces that enabled `more and better management' to be presented as a solution to the problems of the welfare state in Britain.

Examining the micro-politics within public service, the authors draw links between politics, policies and organizational power to present an incisive and dynamic account of the restructuring of social welfare. Clarke and Newman expose the tensions and contradictions in the managerial state and trace the emergence of new dilemmas in the provision of public services. They show that these problems are connected to the recurring difficulties in defining `the public' that receives these services. In partic

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À propos de l'auteur

Author/Editor Description: Janet Newman is Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham. She is co-author of ′The Managerial State′ (with J Clarke, SAGE 97), author of ′Shaping Organisational Cultures in Local Government′ (96), and co-editor of ′Gender, Culture and Organisational Change (with C Itzin, eds, 95).

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Examining the micro-politics within public service, the authors draw links between politics, policies and organizational power to presents an incisive and dynamic account of the restructuring of social welfare. Clarke and Newman expose the tensions and contradictions in the managerial state and trace the emergence of new dilemmas in the provision of public services.A cogent critique of the social, political and organizaitonal conflicts and instabilities that are embedded in new state forms, The Managerial State will be essential reading for students and academics in social policy, public policy and public management

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803976127
• ISBN 13: 9780803976122
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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