The contract state and the future of public management

Discusses the origins of the contract state by: locating the emergence of contract relations in a wider historical and structural context; considering the variety of intellectual ideas which government policy makers have used as points of reference and legitimation; and discussing the problems and c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public administration (London) 1996, Vol.74 (1), p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: KIRKPATRICK, I, LUCIO, M.M, WHITE, G, SMITH, S.R, DOMBERGER, S, HALL, C, HOGGETT, P, DEAKIN, N, WALSH, K, BENNETT, C, FERLIE, E, CHARLESWORTH, J, CLARKE, J, COCHRANE, A
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses the origins of the contract state by: locating the emergence of contract relations in a wider historical and structural context; considering the variety of intellectual ideas which government policy makers have used as points of reference and legitimation; and discussing the problems and contradictions which have arisen from the use of contracts. The future trajectory of these developments and the possible impact of a future Labour government are discussed.
ISSN:0033-3298
1467-9299