{"product_id":"the-civil-service-today-paperback-softback-9780631181729","title":"The Civil Service Today (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631181729","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Civil Service Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGavin Drewry (Author), Tony Butcher (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631181729, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 September 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Drewry and Butcher have written an invaluable guide to the civil service ... Teachers will be profoundly grateful for the thorough descriptive heart of the book.\" \u003ci\u003eParliamentary Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent textbook.\" \u003ci\u003ePublic Administration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An up-to-date textbook (which) provides a commentary of recent developments, and on the issues arising from them, that is balanced, acute and succinct.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this revised and enlarged edition of their established textbook, Gavin Drewry and Tony Butcher bring their wide-ranging, critical survey of the Britsh civil service fully up-to-date, concluding with an examination of the nature and significance of the 'Next Steps' programme which is currently transforming the structure and management of the civil service.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: Some Crises of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Charting the Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. How Things Came to Be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Some Facts and Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Universal Department.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Recruitment and Training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Conditions of Service.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Working Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Ministers and Civil Servants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Public Face of Private Government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Slimmer and Fitter: the Quest for Efficiency and Effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Civil Service at the Crossroads?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The 'Next Steps' Programme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52511113478424,"sku":"9780631181729","price":37.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631181729.jpg?v=1786582646","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-civil-service-today-paperback-softback-9780631181729","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}