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The book provides a broad-based introduction to policy-making in Britain, exporing the legacy of the Thatcher era and charting the new context of policy-making in the 1990s.The authors examine the policy process within its ideological, political and economic context, discussing both the influence of Europe and the influence of local government. Having established a broad framework for analysis, the book focuses on a selection of particular policy areas; public expenditure, the NHS, Next Steps, water privatisation, pensions, education and immigration.The aim of the book is to give a sense of the actual dynamics of policy-making and to encourage students to think about the likely outcomes of policy-change, while making the connections between British public policy and the environment in which it is shaped.
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Policy-making in Britain Policy-making in Britain is a broadly based introductory text on the policy legacy of the Thatcher era and the new developments in policy-making in the 1990s. Examining the policy process within its ideological, political and economic context, the authors show how it is affected by domestic and international considerations, including the influences of both local government and Europe. The book is divided into two sections, the first establishing a broad critical framework for analysis and the second focusing on case studies of particular policy areas. These include public expenditure, the NHS, Next Steps, water privatisation, pensions, training and education, and immigration. Policy-making in Britain gives a clear sense of the dynamics operating in policymaking. The inclusion of both practice and theory in this text encourages students to think about the likely outcomes of policy change. It also makes plain the connections between British public policy and the environment and conditions under which it is shaped. The book brings together leading authors on policy, and provides a lively and accessible introduction to the subject for students of public policy, public administration and British politics. Maurice Mullard is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Hull. The contributors are: Tom Burden, Richard Common, John Dickens, John Kingdom, John Konrad, Ian Law, Robert Leach, Kirk Mann, Maurice Mullard and John Williamson. Policy-making in Britain An Introduction Edited by Maurice Mullard London and New York First published 1995 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1995 Maurice Mullard for collection; contributors for individual chapters All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Policy-making in Britain: an introduction/edited by Maurice Mullard. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-10849-7 —ISBN 0-415-10850-0 (pbk.) 1. Great Britain—Politics and government –1979– 2. Policy sciences. I.Mullard, Maurice, 1946– JN231.P643 1995 320 ′ .6 ′ 0941–dc20 94–48178 CIP ISBN 0-203-99287-3 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-10849-7 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-10850-0 (pbk) Contents Part I List of figures and tables vi List