Public services inspection in the UK [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Howard Davis and Steve Martin

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (164 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.8; 352.882140941; 362.941
• Soggetto topico: Municipal services - Great Britain - Evaluation; County services - Great Britain - Evaluation; Inspection - Great Britain; Local government - Great Britain
• Altri autori: DavisHoward <1953-> MartinSteve <1960->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; Contents; 1.The Rise of Public Services Inspection; 2.Inspection of Local Government Services; 3.Inspection of Adult and Children's Social Care; 4.Inspection of Education and Skills From Improvement to Accountability; 5.Regulation and Inspection of Health Services; 6.Inspection and the Criminal Justice Agencies; 7.Holistic Public Services Inspection; 8.Performance Paradoxes The Politics of Evaluation in Public Services; 9.The Future of Public Services Inspection; THE EDITORS; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; BACK COVER
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyses the key debates about the role that inspection plays in increasing public accountability and encouraging service improvement. Contributors describe current inspection methods across the key public sectors, and examine the underlying issues and tensions associated with public services inspection.
• Titolo autorizzato: Public services inspection in the UK
• ISBN: 1-283-90445-4; 1-4356-8604-7; 1-84642-830-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782223803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research highlights in social work ; ; 50.