New Public Administration in Britain

by Greenwood,John

• ISBN13: 9780415236805
• ISBN10: 0415236800
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-10-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

First published in 1984 this book has established itself as the leading text in British public administration. The third edition builds on the previous edition's success to bring the considerable changes and very latest developments in the field.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	x
List of Boxes	xi
Preface	xiii
The context of British public administration	1	(22)
Introduction	2	(1)
What is public administration?	2	(1)
The policy/administration dichotomy	3	(1)
The changing context of public administration	3	(3)
Public administration or public management?	6	(3)
The managerialisation of British public administration	9	(7)
The scope of British public administration	16	(1)
The complexity of British public administration	17	(3)
The discipline of public administration	20	(1)
Conclusion	21	(1)
Further reading	21	(2)
The Whitehall universe: departments and agencies	23	(24)
Introduction	24	(1)
What is a government department?	24	(3)
Departmental organisation	27	(2)
Departmental organisation and civil servants	29	(1)
Reforming departmental organisation: 'from MINIS to FMI'	30	(2)
The Next Steps report	32	(2)
Evaluating Next Steps	34	(3)
Market testing	37	(1)
Advisory machinery	38	(1)
The departmental pattern	39	(1)
Giant departments	40	(1)
The contemporary departmental pattern	41	(1)
The dynamics of departmental work	41	(3)
Conclusion	44	(1)
Further reading	44	(3)
The core executive	47	(24)
Introduction	48	(1)
Coordination within departments	49	(1)
Coordination between departments	49	(4)
The Cabinet	53	(3)
Cabinet committees	56	(5)
The Cabinet Office	61	(4)
The Prime Minister's Office	65	(3)
Conclusion	68	(1)
Further reading	68	(3)
Ministers and civil servants	71	(22)
Introduction	72	(1)
Ministers	72	(1)
Civil servants	73	(5)
Civil servants and ministers: working relationships	78	(4)
A ruling class?	82	(1)
Reforming the civil service	83	(2)
Thatcher and Major's `civil service revolution'	85	(4)
The Blair government and the civil service	89	(2)
Conclusion: the end of the civil service?	91	(1)
Further reading	92	(1)
Local government in context	93	(22)
Introduction	94	(1)
Development and structure	94	(5)
Local authority functions	99	(4)
Local government finance	103	(6)
Local democracy: theoretical perspectives	109	(2)
Political parties	111	(1)
Pressure groups	112	(2)
Conclusion	114	(1)
Further reading	114	(1)
Inside local government	115	(18)
Introduction	116	(1)
The traditional pattern: committees and departments	116	(2)
Executive leadership	118	(2)
Councillors	120	(3)
The local government workforce	123	(3)
Councillor/officer relations	126	(3)
Customers, clients and citizens	129	(3)
Conclusion	132	(1)
Further reading	132	(1)
Governance, partnerships and central control	133	(18)
Introduction	134	(1)
Governance, partnerships and networks	135	(1)
The context of contemporary central/local relations	136	(2)
Central/local relations: the formal framework	138	(2)
Analytical models	140	(2)
Best Value and Beacons	142	(5)
Democratic renewal	147	(2)
Conclusion	149	(1)
Further reading	150	(1)
Quasi-government	151	(14)
Introduction	152	(1)
Numbers and types of quangos	152	(4)
The local scene: from elected to appointed government	156	(1)
The Blair government's perspective	157	(2)
Accountability	159	(2)
Patronage	161	(1)
Quangos and policy	162	(1)
Conclusion	163	(1)
Further reading	164	(1)
Parliament	165	(20)
Introduction	166	(1)
Honourable Members	166	(1)
Roles of MPs	167	(3)
Functions of Parliament	170	(7)
House of Commons modernisation	177	(2)
Reform of the House of Lords	179	(3)
Conclusion: Westminster's challenges	182	(2)
Further reading	184	(1)
Multi-level governance	185	(26)
Introduction	186	(1)
From the unitary state to multi-level governance	186	(2)
The UK and the EU	188	(4)
Devolved governance: Scotland	192	(5)
Devolved governance: Wales	197	(2)
Devolved governance: Northern Ireland	199	(3)
English regional governance: a summary of issues and themes	202	(1)
The NHS: an aspect of regional administration	203	(5)
Conclusion	208	(1)
Further reading	209	(2)
Privatisation and the regulatory state	211	(16)
Introduction	212	(1)
Why privatise?	212	(3)
Types of privatisation	215	(5)
The state steps back: from provider to regulator	220	(5)
Conclusion	225	(1)
Further reading	226	(1)
Accountability and redress: citizens, clients and customers	227	(24)
Introduction	228	(1)
Approaches to understanding accountability	228	(4)
Redressing grievances: a component of accountability	232	(2)
Channels and mechanisms for redress	234	(9)
Charters and Service First	243	(2)
Conclusion: emerging themes in the modernisation of accountability	245	(4)
Further reading	249	(2)
Bibliography	251	(18)
Index	269