Description
This innovative text offers an assessment of the role of management in the restructuring of social welfare in contemporary Britain. In the transformation of the welfare state since the 1970s, management has been accorded a central role. New forms and ideas of management have had profound consequences the organization and delivery of public services; the political processes of policy formation; systems of accountability; and the experiences both of the recipients of services and of those working within public sector organizations. Examining the significance of managerialism, this book offers a unique insight into the current shaping of social welfare.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
256 pages
Language
English
Published
Jul 28, 1994
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
0803977689
ISBN-13
9780803977686