The Managerial State: Power, Politics and Ideology in the Remaking of Social Welfare

by John H. Clarke and Janet E. Newman

Book Overview

Authors John Clarke and Janet Newman present an original analysis of the creation of new state forms that critically examines the political forces that enabled "more and better management" to be presented as a solution to the problems of the welfare state in Britain. Examining the micro-politics of change within public services, the authors draw links among politics, policies, and organizational power to present an incisive and dynamic account of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803976119
• ISBN13: 9780803976115
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages