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New Labour and the Civil Service

Reconstituting the Westminster Model

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Authors:
  1. David Richards

    1. University of Sheffield, UK

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Part of the book series: Transforming Government (TRGO)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • David Richards
    Pages 1-11

  3. Labour and the Civil Service: Governing in the Shadow of the Westminster Model

    • David Richards
    Pages 12-30

  4. Theorising Whitehall: Labour’s Response to the Conservative Inheritance

    • David Richards
    Pages 31-56

  5. Transition in Government

    • David Richards
    Pages 57-94

  6. Labour and the Civil Service: From Managerialism to a Reconstituted Westminster Model

    • David Richards
    Pages 95-140

  7. The Core Executive under Labour: Politicising Whitehall?

    • David Richards
    Pages 141-195

  8. Conclusion: Labour and the Civil Service — Reconstituting the Westminster Model

    • David Richards
    Pages 196-203

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 204-272
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About this book

This is the first serious study to analyze Labour's approach to the Civil Service. It offers a theoretically engaged, empirically rich analysis drawing from over 300 interviews with key actors to explore the 'New Labour' effect on Whitehall. It considers 1997 transition process and the extent to which reform has improved public service delivery.

Reviews

'This text is the first comprehensive assessment of the Labour government's approach to the civil service and is based on an original account of the power relationship between the government, Whitehall and the wider policy community...This is a first-class book that should be of interest to anyone with an academic interest in governance and or British politics. It should have a place in good academic libraries for decades to come.' - Michael Cole, Political Studies Review

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sheffield, UK

    David Richards

About the author

DAVID RICHARDS is a Reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has held posts at the Universities of Strathclyde, Birmingham and Liverpool and had a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Sydney. He is the author of various books on British politics and public policy including in this series: Changing Patterns of Governance in the United Kingdom (with David Marsh and Martin J. Smith).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Labour and the Civil Service

  • Book Subtitle: Reconstituting the Westminster Model

  • Authors: David Richards

  • Series Title: Transforming Government

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230593183

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

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

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9380-9Published: 12 November 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54418-9Published: 01 January 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59318-3Published: 12 November 2007

  • Series ISSN: 2946-9309

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-9317

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 272

  • Topics: British Politics, Political Science

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