The rise of regulation of the public sector in the United Kingdom

Sociologie du Travail

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-339

  James, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administrative reform; Bureaucracy; Civil service; Executive agencies; New public management; Performance targets; Political control; Public sector; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244444866     PISSN: 00380296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soctra.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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