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OverviewFirst published in 1998, this volume has been a significant contribution to current debates over the future of the public services. Professionalism has been and is a major feature of the British welfare state. Yet the political, social and economic context in which the profession emerged and flourished is changing rapidly. The professional ideal of disinterested expertise serving the public interest has lost much of its original gloss. Professional status and careers are threatened by major shifts in the structure of the welfare state which can be summed up as the decline of the big government bureaucratic model. Professions themselves face challenges to their special claims to expertise and public service from: politicians, senior managers, new social movements and pressure groups, technological change and not least from those citizens whom they aspire to serve. This volume asks how these new challenges are changing professions and how professionals themselves are adapting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martin LaffinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138610064ISBN 10: 1138610062 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 30 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This book is intended as a contribution to the debate over the future of the public services in Britain. It examines the question of how the changing political, economic and social context is influencing both public services and professionals who are attempting to adapt to the new challenges.' International Review of Administrative Sciences ’This book is intended as a contribution to the debate over the future of the public services in Britain. It examines the question of how the changing political, economic and social context is influencing both public services and professionals who are attempting to adapt to the new challenges.’ International Review of Administrative Sciences Author InformationMartin Laffin Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |