Research Catalog

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Description

1. ix, 325 pages; 24 cm

Summary

1. "The governing habits of the UK and most of the developed world have been changing rapidly over the past 20 years. Many formerly public services have been privatised, contracted out, and so on, resulting in the emergence of both numerous regulatory regimes and broadbased administrative discretion, largely shielded from either legal or parliamentary scrutiny. In the UK this has also occurred against a recent background of devolution and regionalisation which has enriched the spectrum of partnerships now expected to carry out public purposes. Partnerships and networks are the new 'buzz' concepts and required close scrutiny by students of public law and administration. What is clear is that central government now acts more as ringmaster than a performer." "This book describes the nature of these changes and identifies the accountability gaps which have inevitably opened up in the absence of a written constitution or a considered Administrative Procedure Act. Law and Governance directly addresses these issues. Outlining the phenomenon of globalisation and its impact on governance, as well as the impact of the UK's membership of the EU, the book puts forward ways in which law and lawyers might become usefully engaged in the governance of the UK in the 21st century."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

1. Since 1997
2. Law > Great Britain
3. Law
4. Politics and government
5. Openbaar bestuur
6. Publiekrecht
7. Internationalisatie
8. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-
9. Great Britain

Contents

1. 1. The Modern State -- 2. Law and Governance: An Overview -- 3. New Public Management: A World View -- 4. Networks and Civil Society -- 5. Policy and Implementation -- 6. The Private World of Government: Privatisation and Contracting Out -- 7. Regulation and Markets -- 8. Competition, Consumers and Corporate Governance -- 9. Reinventing Public Law and the Constitution -- 10. Governance and Globalisation: The Next Frontier.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-299) and index.