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Autore |
Clarke John <1950-> |
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Titolo |
The managerial state [[electronic resource] ] : power, politics and ideology in the remaking of social welfare / / John Clarke and Janet Newman |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-3813-X |
1-4462-2174-1 |
1-4462-6585-4 |
1-283-88126-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social structure - Great Britain - History |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[160]-169) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - From the Cradle to the Grave: The Crises of the Post-War Welfare Settlements; Chapter 2 - Towards the Managerial State?; Chapter 3 - A Change for the Better? The Tyranny of Transformation; Chapter 4 - The Making of Management: Regimes of Power; Chapter 5 - Incentives, Institutions and Identities: Shaping the Managerial State; Chapter 6 - Capturing the Customer: The Politics of Representation; Chapter 7 - Reinventing the Public; Chapter 8 - An Unstable State?; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors examine critically the political forces that enabled 'more and better management' to be presented as a solution to the problems of the welfare state, and trace the emergence of new dilemmas in the provision of public services. |
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