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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827661103321

Autore

Newman Janet <1945->

Titolo

Modernising governance [[electronic resource] ] : New Labour, policy and society / / Janet Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

0-7619-6990-X

1-281-25115-1

9786611251154

1-84787-660-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 198 p.)

Disciplina

320.94109049

Soggetti

Great Britain Politics and government 1997-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: new Labour and the question of governance; 1: Understanding governance; 2: The dynamics of institutional change; 3: The Third Way: modernising social democracy; 4: Modernising government: the politics of reform; 5: Modernising services: the politics of performance; 6: Joined-up government: the politics of partnership; 7: Public participation: the politics of representation; 8: Remaking civil society: the politics of inclusion; 9: Conclusion: the politics of governance; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Modernising Governance' examines how policy is being reshaped and public management realigned, and assesses the consequences for relationships between the state and citizen, between government and public services, and between organisations and their users.