1. The policy process -- 2. Public policy domains -- 3. Public policy making -- 4. Case study : women in public policy? -- 5. Policy capacity -- 6. Inter- and intra-organisational relationships -- 7. Professionals, users, consumers and markets -- 8. Case study : partnerships and practices -- 9....

Alongside formal systems of governance in secondary education there are important informal relationships of accountability among key stakeholders, organized around voluntary obligation in the public interest. Developing these accountabilities enhances sustainability. This article argues that...

This article examines the new leadership role of the English elected mayor. The authors suggest that the management and governance of the local authority is subject to significant change within the mayoral system, and that elected mayors represent a form of strong political management which is...

Purpose The chapter proposes that a new public enterprise (NPE) now characterises developments in local policymaking and service delivery. The NPE places the local public sector in a leading role, either in the direct ‘contracting in’ of services previously contracted out to the private...