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The civil service today

Title
The civil service today / Gavin Drewry and Tony Butcher.
Author
Drewry, Gavin.
Publication
Oxford, OX, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : B. Blackwell, 1991.

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Butcher, Tony, 1943-
Description
x, 281 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
In this revised and enlarged edition of their established textbook, Gavin Drewry and Tony Butcher bring their wide-ranging, critical survey of the British civil service fully up-to-date, concluding with an examination of the nature and significance of the "Next Steps" programme which is currently transforming the structure and management of the civil service.
Subject
  • Civil service > Great Britain
  • 88.30 public servants
  • Civil service
  • Öffentlicher Dienst
  • Overheidspersoneel
  • Fonction publique
  • Secteurs public et parapublic
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Acknowledgements. Prologue: Some Crises of the 1980s. 1. Charting the Territory. 2. How Things Came to Be. 3. Some Facts and Figures. 4. The Universal Department. 5. Recruitment and Training. 6. Conditions of Service. 7. The Working Context. 8. Ministers and Civil Servants. 9. The Public Face of Private Government. 10. Slimmer and Fitter: the Quest for Efficiency and Effectiveness. 11. The Civil Service at the Crossroads? 12. The 'Next Steps' Programme. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.
ISBN
  • 0631181725
  • 9780631181729
  • 0631154299
  • 9780631154297
LCCN
91016907
OCLC
  • ocm23651370
  • 23651370
  • SCSB-1928121
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library