Public Services and Financial Austerity [electronic resource] : Getting Out of the Hole? /
Latham, R.author.
Prowle, M.author.
The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success 'at a price we cannot afford'. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword Margaret Wheatley; Preface and Acknowled gements; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Part I Issues and Alternatives; 1 Introduction; 2 The Current and Future Challenges Facing Public Services; 3 We Are Not Alone - How Others Have Coped; 4 Strategic Background; Part II The Traditional Model of Public Service and Its Prospects for Success; 5 The Development of Modern Public Services; 6 The Characteristics of the Current UK Public Service Model; 7 UK Public Services - Attempts at Reform
Part III Radical Alternatives and Charting the Way Forward8 A New Paradigm; 9 Managing the Change - What Are the Implications?; 10 The Wider View; 11 Postscript - Not Far Enough; References; Suggested Reading; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p.256-261) and index.
The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success 'at a price we cannot afford'. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face.
Political economy.
Public policy.
Comparative politics.
Political science.
Public administration.
United States—Politics and government.
International Political Economy.
Public Policy.
Comparative Politics.
Political Science.
Public Administration.
US Politics.