Partnerships, New Labour and the Governance of Welfare

by Kirstein Rummery, Caroline Glendinning, Martin Powell

Current policy encourages 'partnerships' - between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse really as distinctive as the Labour Government claims? How far do contemporary partnerships exemplify an approach to governing which is based on networks (as distinct from hierarchies and markets)? Partnerships, New Labour and the governance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861343396
• ISBN13: 9781861343390
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"