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Chapter 10
There are two main approaches to reading around the subject; books and noted authors and new research work in academic reviews. Among the many excellent books available to you there are four that might catch your imagination for their depth and clarity. They also contain in themselves excellent bibliographies which will help you spin off into your own search
for material and writers:
Ian Budge, Ivor Crewe, David McKay and Ken Newton (2003) The New British Politics (Harlow: Pearson Longmann).
T. R. Dye (2004) Understanding Public Policy, 11th rev. edition (New York: Prentice-Hall).
Christopher Pollitt and Geert Bouckaert (2004) Public Management Reform (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Stephen P. Savage and R. Atkinson (2003) Public Policy Under Blair (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
For a thought provoking critique of the 'new' wave see also:
Howard Elcock (2001) Political Leadership (New Horizons in Public Policy) (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar). This is available as an e-book using Microsoft Reader.
For reviews, much will depend on the sector you want to examine. There are some fascinating journals to explore. This chapter dipped into many but the following is a list of some of
those used to review the latest research:
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
Business Process Management Journal
Construction Management and Economics
Health and Social Care in the Community
Institute of Economic Affairs
Institute for Fiscal Studies
International Public Management Journal
Journal of Education Policy
Journal of Knowledge Management
Journal of Management Development
Journal of Management History
Journal of Organizational Change
Public Administration
Public Management Review
The International Journal of Public Sector Management
Urban Studies
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