The new public management in action /

This book analyses changes which have occurred in the organization and management of the UK public services over the last 15 years, particularly drawing on rich primary data from restructured NHS settings. The book argues that real change has occurred at the top of these organizations and that novel...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ferlie, Ewan, 1956-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:	National Health Service (Grande-Bretagne) Civil service > Great Britain. Administrative agencies > Great Britain > Management. National health services > Great Britain. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1979-1997. Local government > Great Britain. Social sciences. Property. Non-governmental organizations. Organization. Health planning. Medical care. Health services administration. National health services. National health insurance. Health insurance. Politics, Practical. Political science. Social Sciences Health Care Economics and Organizations Ownership Organizations National Health Programs Organization and Administration Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Health Planning Delivery of Health Care Health Services Administration Government State Medicine Public Sector Patient Care Management Patient Care Management > methods Health Services Insurance, Health Patient Care Secteurs public et parapublic > Grande-Bretagne. Administration locale > Grande-Bretagne. Grande-Bretagne > Administration > Gestion. Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1990-1997. Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1979-1990. Administration publique > Grande-Bretagne > Gestion. Services de santé > Grande-Bretagne. Sciences sociales. Propriété. Organisations non gouvernementales. Assurance-maladie. Organisation. Santé publique > Planification. Prestation de soins. Services de santé > Administration. Institutions politiques. Services de santé. Soins médicaux. social sciences. ownership. governments (administrative bodies) Social sciences Property Politics, Practical Political science Organization Non-governmental organizations National health insurance Medical care Health services administration Health planning Health insurance Administrative agencies > Management Civil service Local government National health services Politics and government Great Britain 1979-1997 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Characterizing the 'New Public Management'
2. Public Sector Restructuring
3. The Creation and Evolution of Quasi-Markets
4. A Process of Transformational Change?
5. Board Composition: Managers and 'Magistrates'
6. The Board: From 'Rubber Stamp' to Strategy-Maker?
7. Professionals and the New Public Management
8. The Question of Accountability: New Forms or a Democratic Deficit?
9. Concluding Discussion
Appendix. Research Design and Methodology.