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A government that worked better and cost less? : evaluating three decades of reform and change in UK central government / Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon.
Author
Hood, Christopher, 1947-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Availability
Available Online
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Oxford Scholarship - Oxford University Press: Political Science
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Firestone Library - Stacks
JN318 .H66 2015
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Subject(s)
Public administration
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Great Britain
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History
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20th century
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Public administration
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Great Britain
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History
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21st century
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Public administration
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Great Britain
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Evaluation
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Author
Dixon, Ruth
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Summary note
Written in an accessible style, this book offers an unparalleled insight into the 'modernization' of UK government from 1980 to the present day, and provides a distinctive framework for evaluating long-term performance in government.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 8, 2015).
Contents
Yesterday's tomorrows revisited
the route to better and cheaper public services
The general background : what changed and what didn't in the UK central governance landscape
Performance data breaks : breaking the mould and burying the evidence
Did government cost less? : running costs and paybill
Collecting taxes : central and local government taxation compared
Consistency and fairness in administration : formal complaints and legal challenges
Comparative perspectives on performance
Government processes : more focused and business-like or heading into chaos?
Not what it said on the tin : assessing three decades of change.
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ISBN
9780191766930 ((electronic bk.))
0191766933 ((electronic bk.))
9780191510663 ((electronic bk.))
0191510661 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
910605953
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