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.
Innehållsförteckning
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 ServicesOm författaren
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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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 258 ● ISBN 9780230593169 ● Filstorlek 2.9 MB ● Utgivare Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2007 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2306565 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM