Public management reform in the UK and its consequences for professional organization: A comparative analysis

Public Administration

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-26

  Ackroyd, Stephen ^a   Kirkpatrick, Ian ^b   Walker, Richard M ^c,d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING REFORM; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847770519     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00631.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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