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Biographical note
Edited by Tony Butcher, former Senior Lecturer in Government, Department of Politics, Goldsmiths College, University of London and Andrew Massey, Professor of Government, King's College London, UK<i>'The chapters in </i>Modernizing Civil Services<i>, read collectively, provide an interesting overview of some of the major themes in public administration today. . . </i>Modernizing Civil Services<i> will be of interest to a wide range of students of public administration in booth the practitioner and academic domains.'</i>
- Phil Charko, Canadian Public Administration,
<i>'This is an excellent collection of papers examining the dimensions of change in contemporary civil service systems. It is especially valuable in linking changes in the civil service with other changes in governing.'</i>
- B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US,
The commitment to modernizing public services has been a constant trend of Western governments and has encompassed many approaches under a variety of labels, such as new public management and reinventing government. As a result of such developments, the public services of many countries have been transformed, with civil services being singled out for particular attention. This book critically examines the application of the modernization agenda in the old Commonwealth, the USA and Western Europe, including the institutions of the EU. Particular attention is given to developments in the British civil service, including the implications of devolved government, human rights legislation, and the Blair government's attempts to improve the policy process.
For students and academics of public administration, public policy and comparative politics, this book will provide unrivalled coverage of one of the most critical issues in contemporary public management and policy.