Joined-up government
By: edited and introduced by Vernon Bogdanor.
Contributors: Bogdanor, Vernon, 1943-; British Academy.
Series: British Academy occasional paper ;; 5
Publisher: Oxford University Press for the British Academy
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Public administration -- Great Britain; Public-private sector cooperation -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-
Description: 'Joined- up government' is a key theme of modern government. The Labour government, first elected in 1997, decided that intractable problems such as social exclusion, drug addiction and crime could not be resolved by any single department of government. Instead, such problems had to be made the object of a concerted attack using all the arms of government - central and local government and public agencies, as well as the private and voluntary sectors. This book seeks to analyse 'joined-up government', to consider its history, and to evaluate its consequences for British institutions such as the Cabinet, the civil service and local authorities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.