Members of this list may be interested in the following
book published by Staffordshire University Press this month:
PROFESSIONS, NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE EUROPEAN WELFARE
STATE (Fifteen Pounds - paperback)
Edited by Mike Dent, Maggie O'Neill and Carl Bagley
As we move towards the millennium, public sector professionals across Europe
find themselves increasingly subject to managerial scrutiny and new systems
of control. The professions are in transition and the traditional boundaries
are being redrawn. The contributors to this volume review developments in the
European scene, especially in relation to the social services and the health
professions. Public provision of the welfare services has undergone radical
changes over recent years. Initially driven by the rhetoric of the market,
the reconfiguration of these services has continued within the new discourse
of New Public Management. Such changes will continue to have significant
implications for the professions working within health and social services.
Conceptions of autonomy and accountability will continue to be redefined,
as will the relationships between professions, state and clients.
The collection is in three parts. Part I reviews and analyses current
developments at a macro level. Part II explores commonalties and differences
between a number of European countries and systems. Part III draws together
four case studies that illustrate and extend the analysis of professional work
in nursing and social work.
The Contributors
Jim Barry, Sven Bislev, Maria Blomgren, Viola Burau, John Chandler,
Heather Clark, Mike Dent, John Harris, David Jary, Cecilia Lindholm,
Yota Papageorgiou, Mike Saks, Dorte Salskov-Iverson, Caroline Waks,
Vicky White, Sue White, Peter Woolliams.
ISBN 1 897898 46 0
Price: £15.00 Fifteen Pounds
To order a copy please contact me at Staffordshire
University Press on Tel: +44 (0) 1782 295782 or email:
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Best Wishes
Claire Mason
Staffordshire University Press
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