Civil service reform in the UK, 1995-2005: Revolutionary failure or evolutionary success?

Public Administration

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-328

  Bovaird, Tony ^a   Russell, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; CIVIL SERVICE; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249732510     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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