Policy-Making in Britain
An Introduction
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2005
280 pages
978-1-134-83962-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book provides a broad-based introduction to policy-making in Britain, exporing the legacy of the Thatcher era and charting the new context of policy-making in the 1990s.
The authors examine the policy process within its ideological, political and economic context, discussing both the influence of Europe and the influence of local government. Having established a broad framework for analysis, the book focuses on a selection of particular policy areas; public expenditure, the NHS, Next Steps, water privatisation, pensions, education and immigration.
The aim of the book is to give a sense of the actual dynamics of policy-making and to encourage students to think about the likely outcomes of policy-change, while making the connections between British public policy and the environment in which it is shaped.
The authors examine the policy process within its ideological, political and economic context, discussing both the influence of Europe and the influence of local government. Having established a broad framework for analysis, the book focuses on a selection of particular policy areas; public expenditure, the NHS, Next Steps, water privatisation, pensions, education and immigration.
The aim of the book is to give a sense of the actual dynamics of policy-making and to encourage students to think about the likely outcomes of policy-change, while making the connections between British public policy and the environment in which it is shaped.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
2,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-83962-9 (9781134839629)
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Book
09/1995
Routledge
€57.70
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09/1995
Routledge
€39.10
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Person
Maurice Mullard, Hull University
Content
Section One: Introduction, Maurice Mullard 1.Political Ideas, Robert Leach 2.The Political Context, Harry Fineberg 3.The European Context, John Kingdom 4.Local Government as a Context for Policy, John Williamson 5.The Economic Context, Maurice Mullard Section Two 6.Public Expenditure Decisions for the 1990s, Maurice Mullard 7.Pensions, Politics and Prospects, Kirk Mann 8. Privatisation and Water, John Dickens 9.Health Policy, Tom Burden 10.The Agencification of the United Kingodom Civil Service, Richard Common 11.Vocational Education and Training in the 1990s, John Konrad 12.Immigration and the politics of Ethnic Diversity Conclusion, Robert Leach
