A ‘panoptical’ or ‘synoptical’ approach to monitoring performance? Local public services in England and the widening accountability gap

This article highlights how recent reforms to the auditing and assessment of local public services in England suggest there will be a shift from panoptical to ‘synoptical’ monitoring approaches. This is because the UK Government has abolished its centralised monitoring regime and instead required...

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Main Authors: Eckersley, Peter, Ferry, Laurence, Zakaria, Zamzulaila
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier 2014
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