At no time has the British Civil Service faced more fundamental and far-reaching changes than during the 1980s and 1990s. This volume brings together the work of a number of leading specialist contributors, each focusing upon a particular aspect of change. Specific issues covered include standards of conduct and propriety, public duty, democratic accountability, the Citizen's Charter and the implications of the Next Steps programme. Together the contributors cover a range of political, constitutional, legal, ethical and ...
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At no time has the British Civil Service faced more fundamental and far-reaching changes than during the 1980s and 1990s. This volume brings together the work of a number of leading specialist contributors, each focusing upon a particular aspect of change. Specific issues covered include standards of conduct and propriety, public duty, democratic accountability, the Citizen's Charter and the implications of the Next Steps programme. Together the contributors cover a range of political, constitutional, legal, ethical and managerial developments. All this is considered in the light of debates associated with the work of the Nolan Committee, the Scott Inquiry and the various probings of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee and other Parliamentary select committees. Introductory and concluding chapters provide an overview, identifying some of the emerging characteristics and in the context of discussion about the nature of central bureaucracy in a modern state.
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