Drawing on interviews conducted by the author with politicians, bureaucrats and citizens, alongside content analysis of government documents, the book explains how New Labour has consumerized public services and contributed to the anti-politics that it previously decried.
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Introduction: Citizens and Consumers Public Service Reform: Narratives and Regimes A Consumerist Citizenship Regime Public Services before New Labour: The Path to Consumerism The Context of Public Service Reform under New Labour: Marketising the Welfare State Tony Blair: Consumerism and Community The Consumer in Whitehall Local Government: The Customer in the Community The Citizen Perspective Conclusion: Coproducing Public ServicesDespre autor
CATHERINE NEEDHAM is a Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She is the author ofCitizen-Consumers: New Labour’s Marketplace Democracy (2003).
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Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 258 ● ISBN 9780230593169 ● Mărime fișier 2.9 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2007 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2306565 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social