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Quangos in Britain

Government and the Networks of Public Policy-Making

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Anthony Barker

    1. Department of Government, University of Essex, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. A network of organisations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Governmental bodies and the networks of mutual accountability

      • Anthony Barker
      Pages 3-33

    3. A triangular affair: quangos, ministers, and MPs

      • Richard Wilding
      Pages 34-43

    4. Governmental bodies and government growth

      • Christopher Hood
      Pages 44-68

    5. Quasi-government in Scotland: Scottish forms within a British setting

      • Brian W. Hogwood
      Pages 69-87

  3. Cases and contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The quasi-government of Scottish education

      • Charles D. Raab
      Pages 91-107

    3. The DHSS—Rowntree Memorial Trust Family Fund: an innovation in quasi-government

      • Jonathan Bradshaw
      Pages 108-120

    4. The Housing Corporation and ‘voluntary housing’

      • Norman Lewis, Ian Harden
      Pages 121-136

    5. Quasi-government for consumers

      • Leonard Tivey
      Pages 137-151

    6. Quasi-official bodies in local government

      • Paul F. Cousins
      Pages 152-163

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 219-250
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Government, University of Essex, UK

    Anthony Barker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quangos in Britain

  • Book Subtitle: Government and the Networks of Public Policy-Making

  • Editors: Anthony Barker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05613-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Anthony Barker 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-29468-0Published: 10 March 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-05615-6Published: 01 January 1982

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-05613-2Published: 11 March 1982

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 250

  • Topics: British Politics, Public Policy

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