Treasury in Public Policy-Making

Zusatztext 'Good, basic introductions to key government departments are hard to come by. Richard Chapman's The Treasury in Public Policy-making is a short text designed to meet this need.'Colin Thain, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations"A humane and liberal case for ensuring that 'the ethos of public service' is not lost in a department increasingly concerned with 'accounting methods and the control of public expenditure' and that it is essential that more emphasis is placed on 'the implications of word public' in policy-making."Colin Thain, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Politics, Centre for Public Sector Management Research, University of Durham. Klappentext Analyses the Treasury's role in public policy making and makes an original contribution to knowledge about the current work of the Treasury.The book focuses on three main areas:* the development of the Treasury from earliest times to the present* the current structure and organization of the Treasury following the radical changes which took place in 1995 as a result of the 1994 Fundamental Expenditure Review* the Treasury's role in the financing and responsibility of Next Step Agencies, including brief case studies of the Civil Service College, the Contributions Agency and the Royal Mint. Zusammenfassung The structure and organisation of the Treasury was radically changed in 1995 following a new statement of its aim, mission and objectives. These changes are explained here, with details of its new directorate and team structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Editor’s Introduction 1 The Treasury in public policy-making 2 History: from earliest times to the present day 3 Structure and organisation 4 The financing and responsibility of Next Steps agencies 5 Reflections Appendix 1: Glossary of terms Appendix 2: Parliamentary procedure

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chapman, Prof Ri Chapman, Prof Richard A Chapman, Prof Richard a. Chapman, Prof. Richard A. Chapman, Ri Chapman, Richard A Chapman, Richard A. Chapman, Ri Chapman Prof, CHAPMAN RICHARD A
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.10.1997
• EAN: 9780415096393
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09639-3
• Seiten: 218
• Serien: Studies in Public Policy Makin; Studies in Public Policy Makin
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Öffentliche Finanzen, Besteuerung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Central / national / federal government policies, Public finance, Central government policies, Public finance and taxation