The executive agency revolution in Whitehall
Subtitle: public interest versus bureau-shaping perspectives
By: Oliver James
Series: Transforming government; Transforming government (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Organizational change -- Great Britain; Administrative agencies -- Great Britain; Contracting out -- Great Britain; Privatization -- Great Britain
Description: "This is the first book length assessment of outcomes from the revolutionary Next Steps executive agency reform in UK central government, part of the international New Public Management movement. Oliver James assesses the prospects for agencies in the UK and beyond and mechanisms to coordinate the current fragmented system."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-180) and index