Quangos in Britain : Government and the Networks of Public Policy-Making

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Governmental bodies and the networks of mutual accountability....Pages 3-33 A triangular affair: quangos, ministers, and MPs....Pages 34-43 Governmental bodies and government growth....Pages 44-68 Quasi-government in Scotland: Scottish forms within a British setting....Pages 69-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 The quasi-government of Scottish education....Pages 91-107 The DHSS—Rowntree Memorial Trust Family Fund: an innovation in quasi-government....Pages 108-120 The Housing Corporation and ‘voluntary housing’....Pages 121-136 Quasi-government for consumers....Pages 137-151 Quasi-official bodies in local government....Pages 152-163 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Patronage and quasi-government: some proposals for reform....Pages 167-180 Quasi-governmental sector professionalism: some implications for public policy-making in Britain....Pages 181-205 Accountability, control and complexity: moving beyond ministerial responsibility....Pages 206-218 Back Matter....Pages 219-250