Latham, Peter (2012) The ‘open public services’ agenda is unravelling and this should change how we perceive those who claim to critique it from the inside while nonetheless supporting its aims. British Politics and Policy at LSE (27 Nov 2012). Website.
|
PDF
Download (58kB) | Preview |
Abstract
In this response to an earlier article by Jane Mansour, Peter Latham critiques the ‘open public services’ agenda upon which her arguments were predicated. He suggests that the purported localism of this approach is illusory, in fact affording new powers to central government to dictate how ‘localism’ will work in practice and further eroding the status of local councils. With a view to the broader context within which the policy specifics of commissioning are played out, he claims that the relevance of the ‘critical insider’ adopted by Mansour and others is increasingly in question.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2013 08:39 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 18:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48541 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Download Statistics
Download Statistics