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The Official History of the British Civil ServiceReforming the Civil Service, Volume II: The Thatcher and Major Revolutions, 1982-97\nAuthor(s): Rodney Lowe, Hugh Pemberton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138678224, 978-1138678224\nSynopsis\nThis second volume of The Official History of the British Civil Service explores the radical restructuring of the Civil Service that took place during the Thatcher and Major premierships from 1982 until 1997, after a period of confusion and disagreement about its future direction. \n\nThe book brings a much-needed historical perspective to the development of the new public management, in which the UK was a world-leader, and considers difficult questions about the quality of democratic governance in Britain and the constitutional position of its Civil Service. Based on extensive research using government papers and interviews with leading participants, it concentrates on atte.