Politicians and Public Services - 9781849800211

Politicians and Public ServicesImplementing Change in a Clash of Cultures\nAuthor(s): Kate Jenkins\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849800211, 978-1849800211\nSynopsis\nThe continued failure to provide public services both to agreed standards and electorate expectations is one of the major problems of modern government. Drawing on the experience of government in the UK and beyond, this book considers the ways in which public institutions have tried to adapt to meet new demands. The author argues that there is a common inability to connect ideas and decisions between politicians and those responsible for managing public sector organisations, and discusses in detail the initiatives launched in the UK to establish a new approach to management, particularly 'Next Steps' and 'Executive Agencies'. By analysing public sector management in a number of countries since the reforms of the 1980s, this v.