A government that worked better and cost less? : evaluating three decades of reform and change in UK central government / Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon.

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Hood, Christopher, 1947- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

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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.
    ISBN
    • 9780191766930 ((electronic bk.))
    • 0191766933 ((electronic bk.))
    • 9780191510663 ((electronic bk.))
    • 0191510661 ((electronic bk.))
    OCLC
    910605953
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