Delivering Public Services—Mechanisms and Consequences: Implementing the Third Way: The Delivery of Public Services under the Blair Government

Simon Lee and Richard Woodward

Public Money & Management, 2002, vol. 22, issue 4, 49-56

Abstract: This article focuses on the implementation of the Blair governments’ agenda for the delivery of public services in England. A distinctive approach to policy is identified which has effectively nationalized the implementation process in England. This has been achieved by a move from negotiated discretion towards centralized prescription in resource allocation by the Treasury; the construction of a ‘new center’ for joined--up and integrated policy--making; and the application of the principle of ‘earned autonomy’ to the delivery of public services’ reform. Devolution has been confined to the delegation of responsibility for delivering services within a centrally--defined national framework.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00329

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