State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State: Welfare Reform and Localism in an Era of Regulatory Capitalism
Mike Raco
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paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JP; MBNH; RGC; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 412.
For decades now we have been told that we are living through a governance revolution. Gone are the days when government agencies and bureaucrats told us what to do and how to do it. We are no longer clients of the state but empowered citizens who are able to take greater control over our own lives and the activities of those who govern in our name. Across the world the prevailing narrative has become one of Good Governance, devolution, liberation, and freedom of expression. In policy fields as diverse as development planning, healthcare, and public transport a neo-pluralist ... Read more
For decades now we have been told that we are living through a governance revolution. Gone are the days when government agencies and bureaucrats told us what to do and how to do it. We are no longer clients of the state but empowered citizens who are able to take greater control over our own lives and the activities of those who govern in our name. Across the world the prevailing narrative has become one of Good Governance, devolution, liberation, and freedom of expression. In policy fields as diverse as development planning, healthcare, and public transport a neo-pluralist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138245907
SKU
V9781138245907
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About Mike Raco
Mike Raco is Professor of Urban Governance and Development at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.
Reviews for State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State: Welfare Reform and Localism in an Era of Regulatory Capitalism
’This is a confusing and uncertain time, one in which promises of localism and devolved power are translated into new forms of regulation, authoritarianism, and corporate power. It is this world that Mike Raco confronts so clearly and effectively here. He convincingly cuts through the confusion to show not only who gains and who loses from the new arrangements, but ... Read more