A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

• A major new work from one of the world's leading scholars in public administration
• An unprecedented examination of the efficiency of UK Government across more than 30 years
• Provides a distinctive framework for evaluating long-term performance in government
• Provides a comparison of UK central government with other countries, public service delivery agencies, UK local government, and Scottish government

A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

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A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

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A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

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A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

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A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government

Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon

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W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Award winners ' part 2

Following the announcement that this year's W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Award winner was A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less, we are celebrating the achievement of Christopher Hood and Ruth Wilson, and taking the opportunity to revisit the work of our existing winners. Part 1 looked at the recent winners from the past 10 years; now we will look back to our winners from 1988 to 2004.

Posted on December 12, 2016

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W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Award winners ' part 1

We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year's W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Award is A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less by Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon. The award recognises the achievements of academics, politicians, journalists and other contributors to the study of politics. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate this year's winners.

Posted on December 5, 2016

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