The Regulation of Standards in British Public Life: Doing the Right Thing?

by David Hine and Gillian Peele

Book Overview

One of the most profound changes in British public life over the last twenty years has been the increasing concern with probity and standards. Some of that concern has been the product of scandals such as the cash for questions affair and the expenses scandal; some of it reflects the erosion of trust in politicians and in traditional approaches to government and administration. The book analyses the way new machinery and new rules have been put...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784992674
• ISBN13: 9781784992675
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"