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This volume identifies the main changes in the British state since1945 and evaluates their consequences. It provides students andpractitioners with an understanding of the changing public sectorand the relationship between these changes and the wider conduct ofpolitics.


Recent academic and political responses to the British state havebeen influenced by an atmosphere which is increasingly suspiciousof hierarchies, bureaucracies and, indeed, the state itself. TomLing identifies the factors leading to this development and in thefinal chapter he evaluates the more important recent responses tothe changed atmosphere.


The British State Since 1945 will be widely read by students andpractitioners of British politics and public sector change. Itsconcern with policy–making and policy–implementation also makes ita valuable resource for students of social welfare and economicinterventions. Through its evaluation and application of a varietyof theoretical and analytical approaches to the question of theBritish State, this book will also be of interest to everyoneconcerned with more theoretical debates about the nature of thestate and contemporary politics.