Britain's modernised civil service:
This volume provides a broad-ranging introduction to the civil service today. It explains and assesses the impact on the civil service of the historic Whitehall unitary model, the New Public Management of Thatcher, and Major and Blair's modernisations.
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| Summary: | This volume provides a broad-ranging introduction to the civil service today. It explains and assesses the impact on the civil service of the historic Whitehall unitary model, the New Public Management of Thatcher, and Major and Blair's modernisations. |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Boxes, Figures and Tables
vii
List of Abbreviations
ix
Acknowledgement
xii
Introduction: Mapping the Territory
1
Key historical themes
5
Scope and size
19
Some comparative reflections
24
The book
26
1
Perspectives on Decline and Modernisation
31
The Whitehall model and theories of decline
32
Network theory, governance, hollowing-out and the
differentiated polity: further visions of civil
service decline?
45
Modernisation rather than decline?
52
Conclusion
55
2
Policy Issues
57
Perspectives on policy and civil service power
59
Squaring the circle? Constitutional rules on impartiality
68
Four risks of politicisation
75
The impact of special advisers
80
Conclusion
86
3
Multilevel Mandarins and Complex Structures
89
From the unitary state to multilevel governance
89
The impact of devolution
94
The European and international dimension
102
Conclusion: a network of civil services?
118
4
Restructuring for Efficiency, Control and Delivery
121
Restructuring for economy and efficiency in government
122
vi
Contents
Restructuring for ministerial control of policy and delivery
125
Customer service and privatisation in the Major
government
131
New Labour: coordination and consolidation
139
Restructuring for efficiency and service delivery
150
Conclusion
154
5
Accountability, Freedom of Information and
Open Government
158
Beyond the Whitehall model
158
Modernising ministerial responsibility
165
A culture of official secrecy
168
Expanding civil service accountability
170
Managing openness: freedom of information
and the civil service
186
Conclusion
189
6
The Human and Managerial Dimension
192
Recruitment of civil servants
193
Qualifications, training and experience
200
New people management
205
The civil service as a model employer
214
Conclusion
222
7
Conclusion: The Modernised Civil Service
225
Three views on the evolution of the British civil service
227
Current issues for debate
229
Interpretations and future directions
240
References
249
Index
267
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Contents
List of Boxes, Figures and Tables
vii
List of Abbreviations
ix
Acknowledgement
xii
Introduction: Mapping the Territory
1
Key historical themes
5
Scope and size
19
Some comparative reflections
24
The book
26
1
Perspectives on 'Decline' and 'Modernisation'
31
The Whitehall model and theories of decline
32
Network theory, governance, hollowing-out and the
differentiated polity: further visions of civil
service decline?
45
Modernisation rather than decline?
52
Conclusion
55
2
Policy Issues
57
Perspectives on policy and civil service power
59
Squaring the circle? Constitutional rules on impartiality
68
Four risks of politicisation
75
The impact of special advisers
80
Conclusion
86
3
Multilevel Mandarins and Complex Structures
89
From the unitary state to multilevel governance
89
The impact of devolution
94
The European and international dimension
102
Conclusion: a network of civil services?
118
4
Restructuring for Efficiency, Control and Delivery
121
Restructuring for economy and efficiency in government
122
vi
Contents
Restructuring for ministerial control of policy and delivery
125
Customer service and privatisation in the Major
government
131
New Labour: coordination and consolidation
139
Restructuring for efficiency and service delivery
150
Conclusion
154
5
Accountability, Freedom of Information and
Open Government
158
Beyond the Whitehall model
158
Modernising ministerial responsibility
165
A culture of official secrecy
168
Expanding civil service accountability
170
Managing openness: freedom of information
and the civil service
186
Conclusion
189
6
The Human and Managerial Dimension
192
Recruitment of civil servants
193
Qualifications, training and experience
200
New people management
205
The civil service as a model employer
214
Conclusion
222
7
Conclusion: The Modernised Civil Service
225
Three views on the evolution of the British civil service
227
Current issues for debate
229
Interpretations and future directions
240
References
249
Index
267 |
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