Dommett, K. and MacCarthaigh, M. (2016) Quango reform: The next steps? Public Money and Management, 36 (4). pp. 249-256. ISSN 0954-0962
Abstract
The coalition government elected in 2010 in the UK pursued a programme of quango reform focused on reducing the number and expenditure of arm’s-length bodies, increasing transparency, improving accountability and maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. This paper revisits Flinders and Skelcher’s 2012 PMM paper ‘Shrinking the quango state: five challenges in reforming quangos’ to assess progress to date and consider future challenges. Drawing insights from the UK programme of quango reform, as well as similar developments in Ireland, the authors identify five new challenges for governments: regulating, managing, reconciling, co-ordinating and reflecting.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 CIPFA. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Public Money and Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Government; Ireland; quango; reform; UK |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2015 14:06 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2017 07:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1162588 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09540962.2016.1162588 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90222 |