Developments in UK executive agencies: Re-examining the 'disaggregation-reaggregation' thesis

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-89

  Elston, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agencification; disaggregation; New Labour; new public management; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871293141     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076711432580     Document Type: Article

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