The New Management of British Local Governance (Government beyond the Centre, 39)

This book presents a detailed analysis of the new management of public services at the local level, drawing on the work of the ESRC Local Governance Programme. The radical transformation of public service delivery is assessed in terms of its overall impact as well as its operation in particular service areas. Efficiency has improved and services have gained a user focus yet the new management appears to be full of contradictions and distortions, in many respects creating as many problems as it solves. One Of The Key Trends In Public Administration In The 1970s And 1980s Was The Growing Influence Of A Variety Of 'new Management' Theories. Drawing Together Research Findings From The Esrc Local Governance Programme, The New Management Of British Local Governance Provides An Overarching Assessment Of The Impact Of The New Public Management Informed By In-depth Analysis Of The Implementation Of A Range Of Initiatives In A Wide Variety Of Contexts. This Book Will Be Essential Reading For All Concerned With The Management And Reform Of British Local Government.--book Jacket. Introduction : The Unintended Costs And Benefits Of New Management Reform For British Local Government / Gerry Stoker -- Management Change In Local Governance / Vivien Lowndes -- Letting Managers Manage : Decentralisation And Opting-out / Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall And Keith Putman -- The Contracting-out Of Local Government Services : Its Impact On Jobs, Conditions Of Service And Labour Markets / Kevin Doogan -- Two Economic Discourses In The New Management Of Local Governance : 'public Trading' And 'public Business' / Maureen Mackintosh -- The New Management And Governance Of Education / Stewart Ranson [and Others] -- The New Management Of Community Care : User Groups, Citizenship And Co-production / Marian Barnes [and Others] -- Reframing The Delivery Of Local Housing Services : Networks And The New Competition / Barbara Reid -- Community Governance Of Crime Control / John Benyon And Adam Edwards -- Networks In Post-16 Education And Training / Kathryn Riley -- Networking For Local Economic Development / Kevin Morgan, Gareth Rees And Shari Garmise -- Networking In Europe / John Benington And Janet Harvey -- The Private Financing Of Public Infrastructure / David Heald And Neal Geaughan -- Something Old, Something New / Jeffrey Stanyer. Edited By Gerry Stoker. Published In Association With The Esrc Local Governance Programme. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 249-268) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Introduction: The Unintended Costs and Benefits of New Management Reform for British Local Government....Pages 1-21 Management Change in Local Governance....Pages 22-39 Letting Managers Manage: Decentralisation and Opting Out....Pages 40-61 The Contracting-Out of Local Government Services: Its Impact on Jobs, Conditions of Service and Labour Markets....Pages 62-78 Two Economic Discourses in the New Management of Local Governance: Public Trading and Public Business....Pages 79-96 The New Management and Governance of Education....Pages 97-111 The New Management of Community Care: User Groups, Citizenship and Co-Production....Pages 112-127 Reframing the Delivery of Local Housing Services: Networks and the New Competition....Pages 128-144 Community Governance of Crime Control....Pages 145-167 Networks in Post-16 Education and Training....Pages 168-180 Networking for Local Economic Development....Pages 181-196 Networking in Europe....Pages 197-221 The Private Financing of Public Infrastructure....Pages 222-236 Something Old, Something New....Pages 237-248 Back Matter....Pages 249-280 This text presents a detailed analysis of management of public services at the local level, drawing on the work of the ESRC Local Governance Programme. The radical transformation of public service delivery is assessed in terms of its overall impact as well as its operation in particular areas. Efficiency has improved and services have gained a user focus yet the new late-1990's management appears to be full of contradictions and distortions, in many respects creating as many problems as it solves This report covers the economic potential for Saint George's over the next five years for hundreds of industries, categories and products