Whitehall: Changing the Old Guard

ISBN-10
0044404336
ISBN-13
9780044404330
Series
Whitehall
Category
Civil service
Pages
76
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
Unwin Hyman
Author
Clive Ponting

Description

The author looks at antiquated systems of organization at Whitehall and examines ways to reform it. He suggests changing the structure and size of the Civil Service and making Whitehall more accountable to Parliament and the public.

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