Britain's Modernised Civil Service provides detailed analysis of
the structure and operation of the modern civil service along with
an historically grounded account of its development. Key events,
personalities and scandals help bring the account to life and
illuminate and challenge the various theories of what the civil
service is or should be. The authors take the evolutionary change
of the civil service as a central theme and examine the impact of
the major reforms of recent years on the historic Whitehall unitary
model. They assess the impact of the New Public Management agenda
of the Thatcher and Major years and the role of the Civil Service
in the multi-governmental context of devolution and membership of
the European Union. Further changes associated with New Labour such
the increased role of think tanks, special advisers and the impact
of the freedom of information act further sharpen the picture of
today's civil service and lead to a rethinking of theories of its
role. This readable book by two leading authorities provides an
up-to-date account of Britain's Civil Service that will be
essential reading for students of British politics, public policy
and management. June Burnham is a researcher and consultant in the
area of public services and public policy and formerly Senior
Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University. Robert
Pyper is Professor of Government and Public Management, and Head of
the Division of Public Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University. He
is author of The British Civil Service for which this is a
fully-revised replacement volume.
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