Visions of best value: Modernizing or just muddling through?

Public Money and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 57-61

  Martin, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033462248     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00190     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Audit Commission (1998), Best Value News for Auditors, Issue 3 (November).
2. Benington, J. (1998), Saints or sinners? Guardian (24 June), p. 2.
3. Cm 4014 (1998), Modern Local Government: In Touch with the People (HMSO, London).
4. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997), The Twelve Principles of Best Value (DETR, London).
5. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1998), Modernizing Local Government: Improving Local Services Through Best Value (DETR, London).
6. House of Commons (1998a), Local Government Bill, 52/2 (House of Commons, London).
7. House of Commons (1998b), Implementation of the Best Value Framework: Minutes of Evidence to the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee: Eleventh Report, Vol 1. (HMSO, London).
8. IPPR (1998), Leading the Way: A New Vision for Local Government (IPPR, London).
9. Martin, S. J. (1999), Picking winners or piloting Best Value: An analysis of the English Best Value bids. Local Government Studies, 25, 2, pp. 53-67.
10. Martin, S. J., Hartley, J. F., Bostock, J., Hands, D. and Sutcliffe, J. (1998), Best Value: Current Developments and Challenges (LGA, London).
11. Scottish Office (1998), SODD Circular 12/98 (Scottish Office, Edinburgh).
12. Welsh Office (1998), Modernizing Local Government in Wales: Improving Local Services through Best Value (Welsh Office, Cardiff).