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| 100 | 1 | _aSIMMONS Richard | |
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_aThe consumer in public services : _bchoice, values and difference / _cedited by Richard Simmons, Martin Powell and Ian Greener. |
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_aBristol UK : _bPolicy Press, _c2009 |
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| 300 | _axiii, 289 p. | ||
| 520 | _aReviews of current attitudes towards the public as consumers of public services. The discussion has been fosterd in the UK as a result of "new Labour" thinking and policies that have promoted the concept of choice in public services and the public as service consumers. This book considers whether choice in public services is viable or desirable, the complex nature of the consumer, the extent of human rights e.g. in psychiatric care, the importance of values in public service delivery, equality of provision and equality of access. | ||
| 650 | _aPUBLIC POLICY | ||
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_aPUBLIC SERVICES _xCONSUMER CHOICE |
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| 700 | _aPOWELL Martin | ||
| 700 | _aGREENER Ian | ||
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