<title/> This article discusses the government's use of inter-organizational networks to promote sharing of knowledge and innovation between public service organizations. It analyses the conditions for successful knowledge transfer between organizations, and highlights the importance of recognizing the...

This article analyses three strands of local government modernization. The first takes an overview of the development of 'modernization' and 'improvement' of local government in the UK under the Labour government since 1997 and the overall programme of reform. We discuss both the shifts and the...

This article discusses the government's use of inter-organizational networks to promote sharing of knowledge and innovation between public service organizations. It analyses the conditions for successful knowledge transfer between organizations, and highlights the importance of recognizing the...

Interventionist local economic strategies are perceived by the present government as a significant threat, as shown by the concerns of the Widdicombe inquiry. But are they of lasting influence, or mere “fashionable playgrounds for the new left� John Benington identifies a major shift...