Ferry, L., Andrews, R., Skelcher, C. and Wegorowski, P. (2018) New development: corporatization of local authorities in England in the wake of austerity 2010–2016. Public Money and Management, 38(6), pp. 477-480. (doi: 10.1080/09540962.2018.1486629)
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Abstract
A key institutional driver of current reforms within English local government is ‘alternative service delivery’. Our review of councils’ annual accounts between 2010/11 and 2016/17 suggests ‘corporatization’—the creation of local authority companies—is a growing phenomenon across the whole of English local government. This represents such a significant and far-reaching development in the governance, performance and efficiency of local public services that it constitutes a major field-level change at the interstices of the institutions of state, market, corporation and community. In this article, the authors briefly sketch ways corporatization could be regarded as a field-level change, before presenting findings and reflecting on their implications.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wegorowski, Dr Piotr |
| Authors: | Ferry, L., Andrews, R., Skelcher, C., and Wegorowski, P. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Language and Linguistics |
| Journal Name: | Public Money and Management |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0954-0962 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1467-9302 |
| Published Online: | 27 July 2018 |
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