The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England
Journal Article
Elcock, H., McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2010)
The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England. Public Money and Management, 30, 331-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2010.525000
Structural reorganization of local government is an addictive habit to which British government ministers and civil servants are peculiarly prone. In the latest instance, seve...
Local government and the problem of English governance.
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., McMillan, J., & Elcock, H. (2009)
Local government and the problem of English governance. Local Government Studies, 35, 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930802574417
The paper is concerned with the problematic nature of English governance. The discussion begins with reference to the reluctance to engage in debates about English national go...
Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school.
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Gibbon, J., Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2008)
Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school. Public Money and Management, 28, 353-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00669.x
Alongside formal systems of governance in secondary education there are important informal relationships of accountability among key stakeholders, organized around
voluntary o...
Learning, compliance and gender in public management.
Journal Article
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008)
Learning, compliance and gender in public management. Public Policy and Administration, 23, 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076708089975
This article offers a critical perspective on the ways in which the learning process in public organizations may be influenced by gender. The discussion considers the differen...