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The Politics of Public Sector Reform

From Thatcher to the Coalition

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  • © 2013

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  1. Michael Burton
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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. The Politics of Public Sector Reform: From Thatcher to the Coalition

    1. The Politics of Public Sector Reform: From Thatcher to the Coalition

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 1-13

  3. The Background to Reform

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Reform Under the Conservatives 1979–1997

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 17-26

    3. Reform Under Labour 1997—2010

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 27-36

    4. Reform Under the Coalition 2010–2015

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 37-49

  4. The Drivers of Reform

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Number 10 and the Cabinet Office

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 53-63

    3. The Treasury

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 64-77

    4. The Role of Parliament

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 78-87

    5. The Role of the Consumer and Competition

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 88-104

  5. Reforming the Key Public Services

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Whitehall

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 107-127

    3. The National Health Service

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 128-148

    4. Local Government

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 149-171

    5. The Police

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 172-188

    6. Welfare

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 189-201

    7. Education and Schools

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 202-215

  6. The Role of Performance Regimes in Public Sector Reform

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. Measuring Performance

      • Michael Burton
      Pages 219-232
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About this book

The first comprehensive 'bird's eye' account of public sector reform supported by references from over 400 official sources, this book is an invaluable guide to all those in the public, private and voluntary sectors grappling with the twin challenges of managing public spending austerity and the pressure in response to transform public services.

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The Politics of Public Sector Reform by Michael Burton is a rich yet concise account of public service reform over the past three decades that goes beyond the politics of public service reform to also look at reforms in each key area of public services

Sonia Sodha, Progress Online.

http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2013/10/02/the-politics-of-public-sector-reform/

About the author

Michael Burton is one of the UK's foremost commentators on the public sector and local government and has been writing on the subject for over 25 years. He is former editor and now editorial director of The MJ (Municipal Journal) the UK's leading news weekly about local government and the public sector and he is a graduate in modern history from Sussex University.

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