New Labour and the Civil Service

Reconstituting the Westminster Model

• Author(s): David Richards,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Pages: 272
• ISBN_10: 1403993807
  ISBN_13: 9781403993809
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Political Science / American Government / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / General , Political Science / World / European ,

Description:... The first serious study analysing Labour's impact on Whitehall. It offers a theoretical engaged, but empirically rich account drawing from an extensive set of primary interview material to examine a 'New Labour' effect on the Civil Service, including its reforms to improve policy delivery and whether it has politicised Whitehall. It concludes by arguing that New Labour's approach to Whitehall have been part of a broader strategy to reconstitute the power of the Westminster Model.