Contracting for change : contracts in health, social care, and other local government services
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Contracting for change : contracts in health, social care, and other local government services
Oxford University Press, c1997
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Note
Bibliography: p. [213]-219
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
There has been much speculation about the introduction of the contract culture in the public services and its consequences for those involved (including service users). This book, which is based on original research, sets out to examine the impact of contracts in three areas of the public service: health, social services, and other government activities.
These findings are set in the context of policy development for the public sector as a whole. Detailed case studies in selected areas reveal the varying different patterns that have emerged. A study of the attitudes of those involved illuminates the different perspectives of participants. In the concluding chapters the authors review the policy implications of the study and identify likely future developments.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Experience of Change in the UK Public Service
- 2. Understanding the Process of Public Service Management Change
- 3. The Introduction of Contracts
- 4. The Research Investigation
- 5. Structures for and of Contracting
- 6. Markets
- 7. Managing Contracts
- 8. The Context of Change
- 9. The Contract Revolution: The International Experience
- 10. Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Analysing Contracts
- Appendix 2: Attitudes
- References
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