Transforming British Government

. Ed(s): Rhodes, R. A. W.

ISBN 10: 0333752414 / ISBN 13: 9780333752418

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

About this Item

These two volumes have one simple objective - to provide a summary of the key findings of all the projects on the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Programme. This volume surveys the main constitutional changes of the second half of the 20th century. Editor(s): Rhodes, R. A. W. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 551. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transforming British Government
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333752414
• ISBN 13: 9780333752418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

These two volumes have one simple objective - to provide a summary of the key findings of all the projects on the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Programme. The Programme combined basic research on the evolution of British government with policy relevant research on contemporary practice in Britain and Europe. Volume 1 surveys the main constitutional changes. Volume 2 examines the changing roles and relationships of the Prime Minister, ministers and civil servants. Edited by Rod Rhodes and written by a team of distinguished political scientists and historians these volumes provide an authoritative account of how British government has changed over the past fifty years.

About the Author

ROD RHODES is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Research Programme. He is the author or editor of twenty books including Understanding Governance (1997), and Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations (1999). He has been editor of Public Administration since 1986. He is chair of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom.