The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments fo... more The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments for a pandemic. By June 2020, the outcome of the collision between the government’s initial confidence, on the one hand, and the aggressiveness and virulence of COVID-19, on the other, was evident. The UK had one of the worst COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. This article explores the UK government’s response to COVID-19 from a public administration and governance perspective. Using factual information and statistical data, it considers the government’s preparedness and strategic decisions, the delivery of the government response, and public confidence in the government. Points for practitioners Possible lessons for testing through application include: Use the precautionary principle to set planning assumptions in government strategies to create the possibility of government agility during a pandemic. Use central government’s leadership role to facilitate and enable local initiative a...
... Book Review : Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. The Reviewers. Paul Joyce, N... more ... Book Review : Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. The Reviewers. Paul Joyce, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. RR. 2008/2. Review Subject: Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. Neil Goodwin. Publisher Name: Routledge. ...
ABSTRACT Joint consultation has had a checkered history during the last 50 years. Both in the Sec... more ABSTRACT Joint consultation has had a checkered history during the last 50 years. Both in the Second World War and in the late 1940s, consultative committees were widespread in manufacturing companies. Many observers of the industrial relations scene at that time based their great optimism for post war industrial relations in Britain on the efficacy of joint consultation. Subsequently, joint consultation came to be regarded as a failure and as in a state of decline due to the growth of workplace bargaining. In the course of the last three or four years, the results of several surveys have been published which cast light on current arrangements and have led to claims of a renaissance in joint consultation.
Introduction Youth unemployment is one of the most serious problems of the early 1980s. In 1981 o... more Introduction Youth unemployment is one of the most serious problems of the early 1980s. In 1981 one in six youngsters under 18 years old were looking for jobs. As the problem has worsened the emphasis of public programmes has shifted from attempts to reduce the level of ...
The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments fo... more The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments for a pandemic. By June 2020, the outcome of the collision between the government’s initial confidence, on the one hand, and the aggressiveness and virulence of COVID-19, on the other, was evident. The UK had one of the worst COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. This article explores the UK government’s response to COVID-19 from a public administration and governance perspective. Using factual information and statistical data, it considers the government’s preparedness and strategic decisions, the delivery of the government response, and public confidence in the government. Points for practitioners Possible lessons for testing through application include: Use the precautionary principle to set planning assumptions in government strategies to create the possibility of government agility during a pandemic. Use central government’s leadership role to facilitate and enable local initiative a...
... Book Review : Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. The Reviewers. Paul Joyce, N... more ... Book Review : Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. The Reviewers. Paul Joyce, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. RR. 2008/2. Review Subject: Leadership in Health Care: A European Perspective. Neil Goodwin. Publisher Name: Routledge. ...
ABSTRACT Joint consultation has had a checkered history during the last 50 years. Both in the Sec... more ABSTRACT Joint consultation has had a checkered history during the last 50 years. Both in the Second World War and in the late 1940s, consultative committees were widespread in manufacturing companies. Many observers of the industrial relations scene at that time based their great optimism for post war industrial relations in Britain on the efficacy of joint consultation. Subsequently, joint consultation came to be regarded as a failure and as in a state of decline due to the growth of workplace bargaining. In the course of the last three or four years, the results of several surveys have been published which cast light on current arrangements and have led to claims of a renaissance in joint consultation.
Introduction Youth unemployment is one of the most serious problems of the early 1980s. In 1981 o... more Introduction Youth unemployment is one of the most serious problems of the early 1980s. In 1981 one in six youngsters under 18 years old were looking for jobs. As the problem has worsened the emphasis of public programmes has shifted from attempts to reduce the level of ...
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