skip to content
Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation Preview this item
ClosePreview this item
Checking...

Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation

Author: Christopher Pollitt; Colin Talbot
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series: Routledge studies in public management, 1.
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
This comprehensive study discusses the series of changes in governmental systems and structures. It considers the varying approaches of different countries and their governmental structures.
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

Subjects
More like this

Find a copy in the library

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form: Electronic books
Case studies
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Unbundled government.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2004
(DLC) 2003054805
(OCoLC)52410519
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher Pollitt; Colin Talbot
ISBN: 0203507142 9780203507148 9780415314480 0415314488
OCLC Number: 56360044
Description: 1 online resource (xv, 349 pages) : illustrations
Contents: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Setting the scene; The Agency idea: sometimes old, sometimes new, sometimes borrowed, sometimes untrue; What is available and what is missing in the study of quangos?; Agencies, quangos and contracts in the heartlands of the New Public Management; Adapting the agency concept: variations within 'Next Steps'; Executive agencies and joined-up government in the UK; Contracting and accountability: a model of effective contracting drawn from the U.S. experience.
Series Title: Routledge studies in public management, 1.
Responsibility: edited by Christopher Pollitt and Colin Talbot.
More information:

Abstract:

This comprehensive study discusses the series of changes in governmental systems and structures. It considers the varying approaches of different countries and their governmental structures.  Read more...

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

"This collection is devoted to a survey of this new way of doing business, and includes case studies from every continent."-"Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and the Environment

 
User-contributed reviews

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Linked Data


Primary Entity

<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56360044> # Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation
    a schema:Book, schema:CreativeWork, schema:MediaObject ;
    library:oclcnum "56360044" ;
    library:placeOfPublication <http://dbpedia.org/resource/London> ; # London
    library:placeOfPublication <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries/enk> ;
    library:placeOfPublication <http://dbpedia.org/resource/New_York_City> ; # New York
    schema:about <http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036185> ; # Decentralization in government
    schema:about <http://id.worldcat.org/fast/888948> ; # Decentralization in government
    schema:about <http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000907> ; # Administrative agencies--Reorganization
    schema:about <http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1081976> ; # Public administration
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1047438580#Topic/political_science_public_affairs_&_administration> ; # POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration
    schema:about <http://dewey.info/class/352.367/e22/> ;
    schema:about <http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1047828> ; # Organizational change
    schema:about <http://id.worldcat.org/fast/796798> ; # Administrative agencies--Reorganization
    schema:bookFormat schema:EBook ;
    schema:contributor <http://viaf.org/viaf/95329477> ; # Christopher Pollitt
    schema:contributor <http://viaf.org/viaf/47050356> ; # Colin Talbot
    schema:datePublished "2004" ;
    schema:description "This comprehensive study discusses the series of changes in governmental systems and structures. It considers the varying approaches of different countries and their governmental structures."@en ;
    schema:description "Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Setting the scene; The Agency idea: sometimes old, sometimes new, sometimes borrowed, sometimes untrue; What is available and what is missing in the study of quangos?; Agencies, quangos and contracts in the heartlands of the New Public Management; Adapting the agency concept: variations within 'Next Steps'; Executive agencies and joined-up government in the UK; Contracting and accountability: a model of effective contracting drawn from the U.S. experience."@en ;
    schema:exampleOfWork <http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/1047438580> ;
    schema:genre "Case studies"@en ;
    schema:genre "Electronic books"@en ;
    schema:inLanguage "en" ;
    schema:isPartOf <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1047438580#Series/routledge_studies_in_public_management> ; # Routledge studies in public management ;
    schema:isSimilarTo <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52410519> ;
    schema:name "Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation"@en ;
    schema:productID "56360044" ;
    schema:publication <http://www.worldcat.org/title/-/oclc/56360044#PublicationEvent/london_new_york_routledge_2004> ;
    schema:publisher <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1047438580#Agent/routledge> ; # Routledge
    schema:url <http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=200366> ;
    schema:url <http://www.myilibrary.com?id=7545> ;
    schema:url <http://VH7QX3XE2P.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=VH7QX3XE2P&S=JCs&C=TC0000312203&T=marc&tab=BOOKS> ;
    schema:url <http://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=200366> ;
    schema:url <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203507148> ;
    schema:url <http://site.ebrary.com/id/10098764> ;
    schema:url <https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=114855> ;
    schema:url <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781134379798> ;
    schema:url <http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9780203507148> ;
    schema:workExample <http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780203507148> ;
    schema:workExample <http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780415314480> ;
    umbel:isLike <http://bnb.data.bl.uk/id/resource/GBA404941> ;
    wdrs:describedby <http://www.worldcat.org/title/-/oclc/56360044> ;
    .

Related Entities

<http://dbpedia.org/resource/London> # London
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "London" ;
    .

<http://dbpedia.org/resource/New_York_City> # New York
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "New York" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1047438580#Series/routledge_studies_in_public_management> # Routledge studies in public management ;
    a bgn:PublicationSeries ;
    schema:hasPart <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56360044> ; # Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation
    schema:name "Routledge studies in public management ;" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1047438580#Topic/political_science_public_affairs_&_administration> # POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration"@en ;
    .

<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000907> # Administrative agencies--Reorganization
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Administrative agencies--Reorganization"@en ;
    .

<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036185> # Decentralization in government
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Decentralization in government"@en ;
    .

<http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1047828> # Organizational change
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Organizational change"@en ;
    .

<http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1081976> # Public administration
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Public administration"@en ;
    .

<http://id.worldcat.org/fast/796798> # Administrative agencies--Reorganization
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Administrative agencies--Reorganization"@en ;
    .

<http://id.worldcat.org/fast/888948> # Decentralization in government
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Decentralization in government"@en ;
    .

<http://viaf.org/viaf/47050356> # Colin Talbot
    a schema:Person ;
    schema:familyName "Talbot" ;
    schema:givenName "Colin" ;
    schema:name "Colin Talbot" ;
    .

<http://viaf.org/viaf/95329477> # Christopher Pollitt
    a schema:Person ;
    schema:familyName "Pollitt" ;
    schema:givenName "Christopher" ;
    schema:name "Christopher Pollitt" ;
    .

<http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780203507148>
    a schema:ProductModel ;
    schema:isbn "0203507142" ;
    schema:isbn "9780203507148" ;
    .

<http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780415314480>
    a schema:ProductModel ;
    schema:isbn "0415314488" ;
    schema:isbn "9780415314480" ;
    .

<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52410519>
    a schema:CreativeWork ;
    rdfs:label "Unbundled government." ;
    schema:description "Print version:" ;
    schema:isSimilarTo <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56360044> ; # Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation
    .

<http://www.worldcat.org/title/-/oclc/56360044>
    a genont:InformationResource, genont:ContentTypeGenericResource ;
    schema:about <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56360044> ; # Unbundled government : a critical analysis of the global trend to agencies, quangos and contractualisation
    schema:dateModified "2019-06-05" ;
    void:inDataset <http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat> ;
    .

Content-negotiable representations

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

Cancel Forgot your password?