| Description |
x, 220 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Enterprising the State -- 2. Governance in fours -- 3. The United Kingdom: managing by numbers -- 4. New Zealand: two steps forward -- 5. The Netherlands: the part-time miracle -- 6. Australia: Governance as competition -- 7. Taking the measure of 'new governance' -- 8. Conclusion: de-coupling, contracting and self-enterprise -- Statistical appendix: Questionnaire and further statistics |
| Summary |
Explores shifts in the paradigms of governance in Western bureaucracies - the use of privatisation and market methods to run core public services, and the attempt to transform the role of citizenship from ideals of entitlement and security to notions of mutual obligation, selectivity and risk |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography, pages 206-216 |
| Subject |
Civil service.
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Public administration.
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Unemployment insurance.
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Unemployed -- Services for.
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Unemployment -- Government policy.
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Welfare recipients -- Employment.
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Welfare state.
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| LC no. |
2001025529 |
| ISBN |
0521000521 (paperback) |
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0521805988 (hbk.) |
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