Modernising Work in Public Services

Introduction; P.Dibben & P.James PART ONE: UNDERLYING DRIVERS OF THE REFORM OF PUBLIC SERVICES From Hayek to New Labour: The Changing Ideology of Public Sector Provision; N.Thompson Supranational Regulation: GATS and EU Policy; J.Grahl Changing Social Trends and Dynamics; G.Wood PART TWO: CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT The Erosion of the Public Sphere: Composition and Size of Public Sector Employment; P.Beaumont , J.Pate , M.Fischbacher & A.Verma A Declining Public Service Ethos?; C .Needham Equality' in Britain's 'Modernised' Public Services; S.Corby Trade Union Organisation and Participation; P.James & I.Cunningham PART THREE: THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN PUBLIC SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS 'Partnership' and the Blurring of Organisational Boundaries in Public Service Delivery; I.Roper & D.Grimshaw Trust, the Modernising of Work and the Sustainability of Collective Relations: Partnership in the British Local State; M.M.Lucio & M.Stuart Pay and Rewards in Public Services: Fairness and Equity; D.Marsden Employment Security and Job Insecurity: Two Sides of the Same Coin?; P.Dibben The Comparative Productivity of the Private and Public Sector; S.Sandiv The British Experience in a Comparative Context; B.Hebdon & R.Hickey Conclusion; G.Wood & I.Roper