The reform of public administration in Northern Ireland: A squandered opportunity?
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Date
2012
Authors
Knox, Colin
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Publisher
Administration
Abstract
The Review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland was heralded at its
launch in 2002 by the then First Minister as an opportunity to put in place ‘a
modern, accountable, effective system of public administration that can
deliver a high quality set of public services’. Some ten years on, it remains a
work in progress. The process of reform became enmeshed in the on-off
pattern of devolution, at which point direct rule ministers in the Northern
Ireland Office assumed control and reached ‘final’ decisions in 2006 to
radically restructure local government, education, health and other public
bodies. With the restoration of devolution, local ministers felt no sense of
ownership of the reforms and made significant changes. What started out as a
rational exercise in administrative reform became mired in party politics and
is unlikely to complete until 2015
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Keywords
Public administration, Northern Ireland, local government, education, health, public bodies
Citation
Colin Knox; 2012; The reform of public administration in Northern Ireland: A squandered opportunity?; Administration; http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2098