Decentralizing the Civil Service
Subtitle: From Unitary State to Differentiated Polity in the United Kingdom
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: April 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780335212347
Subjects: Central government; Civil service & public sector; Political structure & processes; 21st century; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; British Isles; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Public Affairs & Administration; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; General; Public Policy - General; 1945-; Civil service; Decentralisatie.; Great Britain; Overheidspersoneel.; Politics and government; gtt
First sentence: Since the late 1970s, British government and public administration have been through an extended period of transition.