The Neo-Bureaucratic State: Professionals and Managers and Professional Managers in Schools, General Practices and Social Work

Catherine Farrell, Jonathan Morris

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    Abstract

    The major shifts in public policy during the past two decades have led to equally momentous changes in policy provision and its supporting structures. This has been characterized as `post-bureaucracy' or `beyond bureaucracy'. This article argues that while new governance forms have emerged, they do not fit the post-bureaucratic model in that while they may have reduced hierarchy, paradoxically, the changes have increased bureaucratic tendencies. The new governance structures also have implications for public-sector workers, and specifically for managers and professionals. The article explores the impact of the new governance of these groups of public-sector professionals, teachers, and social workers and doctors (general practitioners).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)129-157
    JournalOrganisation
    Volume10
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

    Keywords

    • bureaucracy
    • managerialism
    • new public management
    • professionals
    • public services

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