1st Edition
Beyond Bureaucracy? The Professions in the Contemporary Public Sector
Edited By Martin Laffin
Copyright 1998
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, this volume has been a significant contribution to current debates over the future of the public services. Professionalism has been and is a major feature of the British welfare state. Yet the political, social and economic context in which the profession emerged and flourished is changing rapidly. The professional ideal of disinterested expertise serving the... Read more
1. The Professions in the Contemporary Public Sector. Martin Laffin. 2. Medicine. David J. Hunter. 3. Nursing. Stephen Ackroyd. 4. The Accounting Profession in Local Government. Linda A. Keen and Michael P. Murphy. 5. Planning. Huw Thomas. 6. Social Services. Roger Clough. 7. Social Housing Management. Richard Walker. 8. Environmental Health. Paul Thomas. 9. School Teaching. Eric Hoyle and Peter D. John. 10. Higher Education. Mary Henkel. 11. The Police Service. Barry Loveday. 12. Justice in the Lower Courts. John W. Raine. 13. Conclusion. Martin Laffin.
Biography
Martin Laffin
’This book is intended as a contribution to the debate over the future of the public services in Britain. It examines the question of how the changing political, economic and social context is influencing both public services and professionals who are attempting to adapt to the new challenges.’ International Review of Administrative Sciences
