1. Government by Contract -- 2. Government by Internal Contract -- 3. Controversies and Reform -- 4. Accountability Mechanisms -- 5. Accountability Analysis in Practice: NHS Contracts -- 6. Fitting In: The Role of Contracts in the Context of Other Accountability Mechanisms -- 7. Getting On: Accountability Relationships and Procedural Fairness -- 8. Winning Out: Making the Accountability Process Effective -- 9. Conclusions and Prospects
Summary
Many government bodies relate to each other through 'contracts'. These are not regulated or enforced by the law. Drawing on the results of a case-study of NHS contracts, this book identifies problems faced by the parties to internal government contracts
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index