A detailed study of the changes which have taken place in the British Civil Service since 1979. It is intended for political and policy scientists, and sociologists.
Chapter 1 A revolution in the British Civil Service?; Chapter 2 The Conservatives and the career Civil Service before 1979; Chapter 3 The uneasy relationship: the Thatcher Government and the Higher Civil Service; Chapter 4 The Thatcher Government, the Financial Management Initiative and the career Civil Service; Chapter 5 The Next Steps Report and ‘radical reforms of the Civil Service’; Chapter 6 From reform to revolution in the British Civil Service?;
