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The first Thatcher government introduced an innovatory macro‐economic plan – the medium‐term financial strategy (MTFs) – in March 1980. It was the most notable example of how the Government sought to change the direction of post‐war policy. This article traces the origins and formulation of the strategy, noting that it was Treasury‐imposed, and monetarist in orientation. During its implementation however it was substantially modified. The phrase ‘pragmatism and continuity’ best describes this process. Aspects of macro‐economic policy are introduced to develop this theme. There is clear evidence that the Treasury was ‘educated’ by the problems encountered: the objectives of the MTFS were not uniquely achievable simply because they were deliberately limited in scope. Nevertheless, the strategy has survived as a policy framework and freed from its monetarist dogma remains a useful means of co

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00905.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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The era of the ‘Social Contract’ between 1974 and 1979 has been seen as the epitome of ‘corporatism’ in British government. This article explores the utility of the concept of ‘corporatism’ for the study of intergovernmental relations, examining pay negotiations in the fire service between 1976 and 1980. It identifies the central characteristics associated with a corporatist system; describes the institutional and procedural context of pay negotiations in the fie service; catalogues the events surrounding the firemen's strike of 1977; and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of corporatism in explaining these events. It concludes that the concept of corporatism has now acquired so many multiple and contiguous meanings that it adds little to the analysis of relationships between government, local government (employers) and the trade unions. Such terms as network, compliance and executive authority are of greater use than the corporatist terminology of hierarchy, regulatio

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00906.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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In Britain black leaders are generally less well integrated into community agencies and local administration than their counterparts in the United States. This is partly explained by reference to the American ‘arms length’ approach to funding community development which, in contrast to the more centralized British approach, enables black leaders to work ‘within the system’ apparently without sacrificing too much of their political independence. In this context the paper views the activities and funding of the US community action and development agencies and British community relations c

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00907.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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The models of Irish local politics that dominate the literature offer inadequate explanations of the elected politiciad officer relationship. This article analyses the behaviour of the most senior local officer (the county or city manager) vis‐à‐vis elected representatives by first reviewing the relevant parts of four current models and then offering an alternative explanation by way of a fifth ‘divergent interest’ model. This final model is in part an amalgam of the other four though it also aims to disaggregate the notion of policy as it is currently used. In particular, it seeks to compromise between the neglect of substantive policy concerns inherent in the brokerage explanation and the epiphenomena1 model's ambivalence on the initiatives available to the manager. A feature of this model is that both managers and councillors have policy and administrative interests but in largely non‐competitive areas. The divergence of interests between official and politician arises from differing perspectives established by both consideration of time‐scale and socialization. The stability of their relationship is reinforced by the temporal fragmentation of the formal policy making process, and b the non‐competing resources over which the manager and his councillors seek command: It is hoped that the divergent interests model offered here will be a useful tool in understanding the relationship between Irish politicians and bureaucrats at the local go

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00908.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00909.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00910.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00911.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviews in this article:GOING CORPORATE IN LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES Robert E. Jennings.TESTING THE SAFETY NET: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE REFORMED SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT SCHEME Geoffrey Beltram.THE CHANGING CIVIL SERVICE Geoffrey K. Fry.SCARMAN AND AFTER ESSAYS REFLECTING ON LORD SCARMAN'S REPORT, THE RIOTS AND THEIR AFTERMATH John Benyon (ed.).CONTROLLING THE CONSTABLE: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES Tony Jefferson and Roger Grimshaw.HUGH DALTON Ben Pimlott.WITH RESPECT, AMBASSADOR AN INQUIRY INTO THE FOREIGN OFFICE Simon Jenkins and Anne Sloman.PRIVATIZATION AND THE WELFARE STATE J. Le Grand and R. Robinson (eds.).WHITEHALL AND THE LABOUR PROBLEM IN LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN BRITAIN: A STUDY IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONTROL Roger Davidson.INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE MOTOR INDUSTRY Stephen Wilks.LORD DENNING: THE JUDGE AND THE LAW J. L. Jowell and J. P. W. B. McAudan (eds.).AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH ADMINISTRATION 1983: ESSAYS IN REVIEW Alexander Kouzmin, J. R. Nethercote and Roger Wettenhall (eds.).THE MAKING OF BRITISH COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY 1914–1940 Stephen Constantin

ISSN:0033-3298    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00912.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY