Decentralising Public Service Management

Decentralise authority and let managers manage has been an almost universal message in UK public services in recent years. But does it work? This study attempts... » 

Decentralise authority and let managers manage has been an almost universal message in UK public services in recent years. But does it work? This study attempts to show that behind the rhetoric the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were distinctly mixed. «