De-professionalism and austerity : challenges for the public sector /

From scarcer resources to greater stresses, this book charts how policies and cuts have compromised workers' ability to undertake their professional roles. Combining research and practice experience, it assesses the extent of de-professionalisation in recent years, and how workers have responde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Malin, Nigel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2020
Temas:
Public administration > Great Britain.
Civil service > Great Britain.
Administration publique (Science) > Grande-Bretagne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work.
Civil service
Economic policy
Public administration
Great Britain > Economic policy.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique économique.
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Austerity as a UK policy context in the early twenty-first century
  • Neo-liberalism as an ideology, an elite project and its impact on austerity
  • Public services, the UK economy and the Brexit debate
  • Perspectives used in studying professions: sociology, social philosophy
  • Perspectives used in studying professions: social policy and public administration
  • De-professionalism: an analytical framework
  • The impact of service cutbacks, job insecurity and globalisation
  • De-professionalism as defined by services deemed unconventional, under-performing or ineffectual
  • Professional training programmes: financial cuts and content critique
  • A demoralisation or disparagement of the workforce?
  • Professional abuse of power: discreditation or a lowering of productivity?
  • Conclusion: professionals as entrepreneurs in an age of austerity

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