Modernizing Governance : New Labour, Policy and Society

This timely book explores the politics and policies of New Labour and asks how far these represent a shift in the governance of the United Kingdom. It offers critical interpretations of core themes in Labour's policy agenda, with chapters on: the Third Way, Modernizing Government, Partnership, Participation and Inclusion.Modernizing Governance examines how policy is being reshaped and public management realigned, and assesses the consequences for relationships between the state and citizen, between government and public services, and between organizations and their users.