Shadow state : inside the secret companies that run Britain /
by White, Alan.
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BookPublisher: London : Oneworld, 2016Description: xx, 298 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781780745749 (pbk.) :; 1780745745 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 352.3725 WHISubject(s): Public administration -- Great Britain | Contracting out -- Great Britain | Politics and Government | Politics and GovernmentSummary: About a third of UK spending on public services goes on outsourcing - that's over 80 billion a year. The companies in receipt of lucrative contracts are responsible for delivering some of our most sensitive and important services - including prisons, healthcare, transport, legal aid and even child protection services - and yet for the most part they're able to operate in the shadows with no transparency or accountability. From G4S to Serco and ATOS, and from the death of Jimmy Mubenga on a deportation flight to attempts to dramatically cut NHS staff numbers, Alan White exposes the dangers of this secretive system and shows what can go wrong when profit becomes the main motivator in public services.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 352.3725 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002952147X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About a third of UK spending on public services goes on outsourcing - that's over 80 billion a year. The companies in receipt of lucrative contracts are responsible for delivering some of our most sensitive and important services - including prisons, healthcare, transport, legal aid and even child protection services - and yet for the most part they're able to operate in the shadows with no transparency or accountability. From G4S to Serco and ATOS, and from the death of Jimmy Mubenga on a deportation flight to attempts to dramatically cut NHS staff numbers, Alan White exposes the dangers of this secretive system and shows what can go wrong when profit becomes the main motivator in public services.
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