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Managing the New Public Services

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. David Farnham

    1. University of Portsmouth, UK

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  2. Sylvia Horton

    1. School of Social and Historical Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Changing Contexts of Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Political Economy of Public Sector Change

      • David Farnham, Sylvia Horton
      Pages 3-26

    3. Managing Private and Public Organisations

      • David Farnham, Sylvia Horton
      Pages 27-52

  3. Managerial Functions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Strategic Management

      • Howard Elcock
      Pages 55-77

    3. Financial Management

      • Richard Tonge
      Pages 78-98

    4. Human Resources Management and Employee Relations

      • David Farnham
      Pages 99-124

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. The Civil Service

      • Sylvia Horton
      Pages 127-149

    3. Local Government

      • Howard Elcock
      Pages 150-171

    4. The National Health Service

      • Graham Moon, Ian Kendall
      Pages 172-187

    5. Education

      • Malcolm McVicar
      Pages 188-210

    6. The Police Service

      • Frank Leishman, Stephen P. Savage
      Pages 211-233

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. The New Public Service Managerialism: An Assessment

      • David Farnham, Sylvia Horton
      Pages 237-254

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 255-282
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This volume provides an introduction to, and assessment of, the major organizational changes in Britain's public services since the late 1970s which have collectively been identified as the emergence of a "new managerialism".

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Portsmouth, UK

    David Farnham

  • School of Social and Historical Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK

    Sylvia Horton

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