Quangos in Britain: Government and the Networks of Public Policy-Making

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Governmental bodies and the networks of mutual accountability....Pages 3-33
A triangular affair: quangos, ministers, and MPs....Pages 34-43
Governmental bodies and government growth....Pages 44-68
Quasi-government in Scotland: Scottish forms within a British setting....Pages 69-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The quasi-government of Scottish education....Pages 91-107
The DHSS—Rowntree Memorial Trust Family Fund: an innovation in quasi-government....Pages 108-120
The Housing Corporation and ‘voluntary housing’....Pages 121-136
Quasi-government for consumers....Pages 137-151
Quasi-official bodies in local government....Pages 152-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Patronage and quasi-government: some proposals for reform....Pages 167-180
Quasi-governmental sector professionalism: some implications for public policy-making in Britain....Pages 181-205
Accountability, control and complexity: moving beyond ministerial responsibility....Pages 206-218
Back Matter....Pages 219-250