Find a copy online
Links to this item
Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Material Type: | Internet resource |
---|---|
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Julian Le Grand |
ISBN: | 0199266999 9780199266999 |
OCLC Number: | 177345530 |
Notes: | Digitalisat der Druck-Ausg. Oxford, 2003. |
Description: | Online-Ressource. |
Contents: | Preface ; 1. Introduction: Motivation, Agency, and Public Policy ; PART I: THEORY: FROM KNAVE TO KNIGHT ; 2. Knights and Knaves in the Public Sector: What do we Mean and What do we Know? ; 3. Motivation and the Public Context ; 4. Knight and Knave: A Theory of Public Service Motivation ; PART II: FROM PAWN TO QUEEN ; 5. Agency and Public Services ; 6. Agency and Public Finance ; PART III: POLICY ; 7. Health Care ; 8. School Education ; 9. A Demogrant ; 10. Partnership Savings ; 11. Hypothecation ; Epilogue: Doux Commerce Publique |
Series Title: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
Responsibility: | Julian Le Grand. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
His arguments are lively and original. * John Rentoul The Independent * ... a fascinating new book ... short, accessible and profound. * The Economist * ... an important book ... well written and free of jargon. * Prospect * ... a timely and welcome contribution to current debates about social policy reform. * Health Service Journal * Professor Le Grand is interested in both the theory and the practice of social policy. His book will therefore appeal to teachers, students and policy makers. In around 200 pages, it offers a lucid review in which empirical data and economic analysis are used to unravel the changing perceptions of policy makers. * Health Service Journal * This book is significant on two counts: for what it says and for who is saying it. * Prospect * ... a compelling argument for the denationalisation of public service provision. * Prospect * ... splendid book. * The Spectator * This important book develops a number of arguments ... The book is bold and ambitious in the way that it moves from concepts to policies ... The book is also powerful and compelling in its advocacy of quasi-markets ... works best as an analysis of how the diverse motivations of welfare providers can be channelled to ensure that benefits and services are both delivered more efficiently and become more responsive to the needs and aspirations of those who receive them. * Social Policy and Society * Read more...

