Rodney Lowe, Hugh Pemberton

The Official History of the British Civil Service (eBook, ePUB)

Reforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions, 1982-97

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This second volume of The Official History of the British Civil Service explores the radical restructuring of the Civil Service that took place during the Thatcher and Major premierships from 1982 until 1997, after a period of confusion and disagreement about its future direction.

The book brings a much-needed historical perspective to the development of the 'new public management', in which the UK was a world-leader, and considers difficult questions about the quality of democratic governance in Britain and the constitutional position of its Civil Service. Based on extensive research using government papers and interviews with leading participants, it concentrates on attempts to reform the Civil Service from the centre. In doing so, it has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality, efficiency and accountability of democratic governance.

Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as:

• The role of special advisers
• The need for a Prime Minister's Department
• The search for cost efficiency
• Accountability to Parliament and its Select Committees
• Civil Service policy-making capacity and implementation capability.


This book will be of much interest to students of British history, government and politics, and public administration.



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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429894763
• Artikelnr.: 59399603

Autorenporträt

The late Rodney Lowe was until his death in 2019 Emeritus Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Bristol. He had published widely on comparative British history, and especially on UK government and welfare policy.

Hugh Pemberton is Professor Emeritus of Contemporary British History at the University of Bristol, and author of many books and articles on the recent history of British politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Legacy 1. The Northcote
Trevelyan Report and the Evolution of the Civil Service, 1854
1916 2. The Fisher
Bridges Settlement, 1916
56 Part 2: The Reform Momentum 3. Modernisation before Fulton, 1956
66 4. The Fulton Committee, 1966
8 Part 3: The Politics and Planning of Reform 5. Modernisation's Moment, 1968
72 6. The Crisis of Consensus, 1973
9 7. Mrs Thatcher and the Demise of the Civil Service Department, 1979
81 Part 4: Wider Issues, 1966
81 8. Whitleyism, 1966
81 9. Management Challenges 10. Political Pressures Part 5: Conclusion 11. Ringing out the Old, Ringing in the New

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Part 1: The Legacy 1. The Northcote-Trevelyan Report and the Evolution of the Civil Service, 1854 - 1916 2. The Fisher-Bridges Settlement, 1916-56 Part 2: The Reform Momentum 3. Modernisation before Fulton, 1956-66 4. The Fulton Committee, 1966-8 Part 3: The Politics and Planning of Reform 5. Modernisation's Moment, 1968-72 6. The Crisis of Consensus, 1973-9 7. Mrs Thatcher and the Demise of the Civil Service Department, 1979-81 Part 4: Wider Issues, 1966-81 8. Whitleyism, 1966-81 9. Management Challenges 10. Political Pressures Part 5: Conclusion 11. Ringing out the Old, Ringing in the New