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Decentralising Public Service Management

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Christopher Pollitt
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  2. Johnston Birchall
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  3. Keith Putman
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    • The first book to provide a thorough assessment of extent of decentralisation which has resulted from public service reform in the UK and its impact on service quality and managerial effectiveness
    • Based on large scale original research in different institutions in major sectors Health, Housing and Education

Part of the book series: Government beyond the Centre (GBC)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: The Centrality of Decentralisation

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 1-4

  3. Theories and Concepts

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 5-32

  4. Reform Doctrines

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 33-41

  5. Roads to Freedom?

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 42-64

  6. Decentralised Management of NHS Trusts

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 65-101

  7. Decentralised Management of Secondary Schools

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 102-135

  8. Decentralised Management of Socially Rented Housing

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 136-161

  9. Freedom, Performance and Accountability

    • Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall, Keith Putman
    Pages 162-181

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 182-211
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About this book

Decentralise authority and let managers manage' has been an almost universal message in UK public services over the last 15 years. But does it really work? Drawing on their own - and a wide range of other research - the authors show that behind the ministerial rhetoric the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were in practice distinctly mixed. The book offers a sophisticated theoretical analysis of the origins and results of decentralised public management in the UK.

About the authors

CHRISTOPHER POLLITT is Professor of Government and Co-Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practice, Brunel University.

JOHNSTON BIRCHALL is Lecturer in Government, Brunel University. He has published extensively on housing policy and the Co-operative movement.

KEITH PUTMAN is a Research Assistant and school teacher.

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