Power with Purpose? Further Reflections on Strengthening the Centre of Government.
On 10 March 2024 the Commission on the Centre of Government published its final report: Power with Purpose. The aim of the commission had been to explore why Number Ten, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury do not always work as well as they should and to explore what could be done to improve the cent...
| Publicado en: | Political Quarterly Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 544 - 553 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2024
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