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Welfare Policy in Britain - The Road from 1945 (Hardcover): Rodney Lowe, Helen Fawcett Welfare Policy in Britain - The Road from 1945 (Hardcover)
Rodney Lowe, Helen Fawcett
R6,148 Discovery Miles 61 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The welfare state arouses controversy whether attention is focused on its recent past or future development. Leading experts in welfare history draw together the latest research in essays combining broad policy surveys and detailed case studies. The key questions are 'What is a welfare state?' and 'How can it best be analysed?'. The history of the British welfare state suggests that the traditional approach has been too narrow. Current policy should be informed by a greater sense of history.

The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions,... The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions, 1982-97 (Paperback)
Rodney Lowe, Hugh Pemberton
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This second volume of The Official History of the British Civil Service explores the radical restructuring of the Civil Service that took place during the Thatcher and Major premierships from 1982 until 1997, after a period of confusion and disagreement about its future direction. The book brings a much-needed historical perspective to the development of the 'new public management', in which the UK was a world-leader, and considers difficult questions about the quality of democratic governance in Britain and the constitutional position of its Civil Service. Based on extensive research using government papers and interviews with leading participants, it concentrates on attempts to reform the Civil Service from the centre. In doing so, it has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality, efficiency and accountability of democratic governance. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as: The role of special advisers The need for a Prime Minister's Department The search for cost efficiency Accountability to Parliament and its Select Committees Civil Service policy-making capacity and implementation capability. This book will be of much interest to students of British history, government and politics, and public administration.

The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume I: The Fulton Years, 1966-81... The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume I: The Fulton Years, 1966-81 (Paperback)
Rodney Lowe
R1,299 Discovery Miles 12 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first volume of the Official History of the UK Civil Service covers its evolution from the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1854 to the first years of Mrs Thatcher's government in 1981. Despite current concerns with good governance and policy delivery, little serious attention has been paid to the institution vital to both: the Civil Service. This Official History is designed to remedy this by placing present problems in historical context and by providing a helpful structure in which others, and particularly former officials, may contribute to the debate. Starting with the seminal 1854 Northcote-Trevelyan Report, it covers the 'lost opportunity' of the 1940s when the Service failed to adapt the needs of 'big government' as advocated by Beveridge and Keynes. It then examines, in greater detail, the belated attempts at modernisation in the 1960s, the Service's vilification in the 1970s and the final destruction of the 'old order' during the first years of Mrs Thatcher's government. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as the role of special advisers the need for a Prime Minister's Department the evolution of Parliamentary Select Committees to resolve the potential tension between bureaucracy and Parliamentary democracy. This Official History is based on extensive research into both recently released and unreleased papers as well as interviews with leading participants. It has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality of democratic government. This book will be of great interest to all students of British history, British government and politics, and of public administration in general.

From Beveridge to Blair - The First Fifty Years of Britain's Welfare State 1948-98 (Paperback): Margaret Jones, Rodney Lowe From Beveridge to Blair - The First Fifty Years of Britain's Welfare State 1948-98 (Paperback)
Margaret Jones, Rodney Lowe
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The creation of Britain's welfare state in 1948 was an event of major international importance. Designed to provide a concise introduction to the evolution of both the structure of the welfare state and attitudes towards it. Concentrates on five core services: health care, education, social security, the personal social services and housing. For each service it examines the original vision, the attempts to implement this vision, the resulting complexities and controversies and, above all, the impact on individual 'customers'. A wide range of documentary evidence is used, including published and unpublished government sources, political memoirs, newspaper exposes and personal testimony. -- .

The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume I: The Fulton Years, 1966-81... The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume I: The Fulton Years, 1966-81 (Hardcover, New)
Rodney Lowe
R4,215 Discovery Miles 42 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first volume of the Official History of the UK Civil Service covers its evolution from the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1854 to the first years of Mrs Thatcher's government in 1981. Despite current concerns with good governance and policy delivery, little serious attention has been paid to the institution vital to both: the Civil Service. This Official History is designed to remedy this by placing present problems in historical context and by providing a helpful structure in which others, and particularly former officials, may contribute to the debate. Starting with the seminal 1854 Northcote-Trevelyan Report, it covers the lost opportunity' of the 1940s when the Service failed to adapt the needs of big government' as advocated by Beveridge and Keynes. It then examines, in greater detail, the belated attempts at modernisation in the 1960s, the Service's vilification in the 1970s and the final destruction of the old order' during the first years of Mrs Thatcher's government. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as * The role of special advisers; * The need for a Prime Minister's Department; * The evolution of Parliamentary Select Committees to resolve the potential tension between bureaucracy and Parliamentary democracy. This Official History is based on extensive research into both recently released and unreleased papers as well as interviews with leading participants. It has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality of democratic government. This book will be of great interest to all students of British history, British government and politics, and of public administration in general.

The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions,... The Official History of the British Civil Service - Reforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions, 1982-97 (Hardcover)
Rodney Lowe, Hugh Pemberton
R3,879 Discovery Miles 38 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This second volume of The Official History of the British Civil Service explores the radical restructuring of the Civil Service that took place during the Thatcher and Major premierships from 1982 until 1997, after a period of confusion and disagreement about its future direction. The book brings a much-needed historical perspective to the development of the 'new public management', in which the UK was a world-leader, and considers difficult questions about the quality of democratic governance in Britain and the constitutional position of its Civil Service. Based on extensive research using government papers and interviews with leading participants, it concentrates on attempts to reform the Civil Service from the centre. In doing so, it has important lessons to offer all those, both inside and outside the UK, seeking to improve the quality, efficiency and accountability of democratic governance. Particular light is shed on the origins of such current concerns as: The role of special advisers The need for a Prime Minister's Department The search for cost efficiency Accountability to Parliament and its Select Committees Civil Service policy-making capacity and implementation capability. This book will be of much interest to students of British history, government and politics, and public administration.

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