A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?: Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government
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Author Description
Written in an accessible style, this book offers an unparalleled insight into the 'modernization' of UK government from 1980 to the present day, and provides a distinctive framework for evaluating long-term performance in government.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates whether three decades of administrative reform in the United Kingdom actually resulted in a government that functioned more efficiently and at a lower cost. Christopher P. Hood and Ruth Dixon, both distinguished scholars in public management, utilize a longitudinal data set covering the period from 1980 to the present. They establish a rigorous evaluative framework to test the claims of 'modernization' against the empirical reality of departmental performance and fiscal outcomes.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Longitudinal analysis of UK central government performance metrics from 1980 to 2010.
- A comparative framework for assessing administrative reform success.
- Quantitative data regarding departmental spending and service delivery efficiency.
Scope Limits
- The analysis focuses primarily on central government rather than local or devolved administrations.
- The study does not provide a normative prescription for future policy, focusing instead on retrospective evaluation.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts in public administration recognize this work as a definitive empirical study of the New Public Management era in the United Kingdom. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a high level of analytical rigor for students and practitioners of political science.
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Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191766933
ISBN-13:
9780191766930
Public Administration
UK History
Public Policy
Government
