New Labour and the Civil Service Reconstituting the Westminster model /

This is the first serious study to analyze Labour's approach to the Civil Service. It offers a theoretically engaged, empirically rich analysis drawing from over 300 interviews with key actors to explore the 'New Labour' effect on Whitehall. It considers 1997 transition process and th...

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Main Authors: Richards, David
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Understanding governance
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230593183
Summary: This is the first serious study to analyze Labour's approach to the Civil Service. It offers a theoretically engaged, empirically rich analysis drawing from over 300 interviews with key actors to explore the 'New Labour' effect on Whitehall. It considers 1997 transition process and the extent to which reform has improved public service delivery.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2007.
Carrier Form: 288 p.
ISBN: 9781403993809
9780230593183 :
0230593186 :
CLC: D771.264
Contents: Introduction Labour and the Civil Service: Governing in the Shadow of the Westminster Model Theorising Whitehall: Labour's Response to the Conservative Inheritance Transition in Government Labour and the Civil Service: From Managerialism to a Reconstituted Westminster Model The Core Executive under Labour: Politicising Whitehall? Conclusion: Labour and the Civil Service - Reconstituting the Westminster Model.