Decentralising Public Service Management
by Johnston Birchall
2021-01-19 02:18:03
Decentralising Public Service Management
by Johnston Birchall
2021-01-19 02:18:03
Decentralise authority and let managers manage'' has been an almost universal message in UK public services over the last 15 years. But does it really work? Drawing on their own - and a wide range of other research - the authors show that behind the ...
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Decentralise authority and let managers manage'' has been an almost universal message in UK public services over the last 15 years. But does it really work? Drawing on their own - and a wide range of other research - the authors show that behind the ministerial rhetoric the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were in practice distinctly mixed. The book offers a sophisticated theoretical analysis of the origins and results of decentralised public management in the UK.
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