{"product_id":"9781845403065","title":"Public Service on the Brink","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the denigration, unsuccessful reorganisation and general undermining of the public service and the public service, ethos over thirty or more years. The authors attempt to explain how this situation has become a given in modern political life in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the contributors have direct recent or current experience in a wide range of the public service; there are three strands:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea description of the continuous change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe \"what it feels like\" to be a public servant in these times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean explanation of the phenomena in their field\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther contributors write from their particular expertise in this field, for example the leader of the largest civil service union and a journalist with a special interest in the press coverage of public services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the authors write passionately about what they see as the wanton destruction of a great public good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imprint Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047562723568,"sku":"9781845403065","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845403065_p0.jpg?v=1763745789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845403065","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}