Accountability: A Public Law Analysis of Government by Contract

by A. C. L. Davies

Overview

Many government bodies relate to each other through 'contracts'. But these contracts are not, in general, regulated or enforced by the law. Drawing on the results of a case-study of NHS contracts, this book identifies significant problems faced by the parties to internal government contracts, many of which stem from the lack of legal regulation. This study uses a novel public law analysis to suggest ways of making internal contracts work more fairly and effectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198299486
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/08/2001
Series:	Oxford Socio-Legal Studies
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

All Souls College, Oxford

Table of Contents

1. Government by Contract
2. Internal Government by Contract
3. Controversies and Reform
4. Accountability Mechanisms
5. Accountability Analysis in Practice: NHS Contracts
6. Fitting In: Interactions between Contracts and other Accountability Mechanisms
7. Getting On: Accountability Relationships and Procedural Fairness
8. Winning Out: Making the Accountability Process Effective
9. Conclusions and Prospects