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Author:

NUTLEY Sandra; et al.;

Title:

Policy transfer and convergence within the UK: the case of local government performance improvement regimes.

Reference:

Policy and Politics, 40(2), April 2012, pp.193-209.

ISSN paper:

0305-5736

ISSN online:

1470-8442

Abstract:

This article explores the development and implementation of local government performance improvement regimes in England, Scotland and Wales over the last decade, noting the similarity in policy goals but divergence in policy implementation and outcomes. The article suggests that while the governments in all three countries had a common aim of improving local government performance, differences in ideology, the nature of central-local government relations, the numbers of councils and a political imperatives limited policy learning between different parts of the United Kingdom. It particular, Wales is suggested to promote policy avoidance by policy makers.

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Format:

article;

Topics:

central government; government policy; local government; performance management;

Country/Region:

England; Scotland; Wales;

Record ID:

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