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The Myth of Measurement

Inspection, audit, targets and the public sector

Nick Frost author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Published:2nd Sep '21

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In the public sector inspection regimes and performance targets provide a powerful and dominant narrative, often placing pressure on professionals and organisations to continuously quantify the quality of services and to achieve targets.

This book explores the background, development, techniques and impact of such regimes across areas of the public sector including schools, universities, police forces, children’s services and health services. Putting inspection and audit regimes under scrutiny, the author questions their role and function across these organisations and builds a persuasive critical argument for the re-thinking of public accountability mechanisms and techniques.

ISBN: 9781529732665

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 290g

128 pages