The Managerial State: Power, Politics and Ideology in the Remaking of Social Welfare

by John H. Clarke and Janet E. Newman

This original analysis of the creation of new state forms critically examines the political forces that enabled more and better management′ to be presented as a solution to the problems of the welfare state in Britain.

Examining the micro-politics within public service, the authors draw links between politics, policies and organizational power to present an incisive and dynamic account of the restructuring of social welfare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803976127
• ISBN13: 9780803976122
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"