"Decentralise authority and let managers manage" has been an almost universal message in UK public services in recent years. But does it work? This study attempts to show that behind the rhetoric the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were distinctly mixed. Series: Government Beyond the Centre. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPR; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272. . 1998. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Decentralising Public Service Management
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0333694031
ISBN 13: 9780333694039
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Decentralise authority and let managers manage' has been an almost universal message in UK public services over the last 15 years. But does it really work? Drawing on their own - and a wide range of other research - the authors show that behind the ministerial rhetoric the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were in practice distinctly mixed. The book offers a sophisticated theoretical analysis of the origins and results of decentralised public management in the UK.

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CHRISTOPHER POLLITT is Professor of Government and Co-Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practice, Brunel University.

JOHNSTON BIRCHALL is Lecturer in Government, Brunel University. He has published extensively on housing policy and the Co-operative movement.

KEITH PUTMAN is a Research Assistant and school teacher.
CHRISTOPHER POLLITT is Professor of Government and Co-Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practice, Brunel University.

JOHNSTON BIRCHALL is Lecturer in Government, Brunel University. He has published extensively on housing policy and the Co-operative movement.

KEITH PUTMAN is a Research Assistant and school teacher.

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