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The Transition from the Scottish Office to the Scottish Executive

The Transition from the Scottish Office to the Scottish Executive The from the Scottish Office to the Transition Scottish Executive Richard and Jones Parry Amy University of Edinburgh The transition from the Scottish Office to the Scottish Executive in 1999 was a test of the of civil service on the of proactivity thinking organisation To some extent the civil service was condemned contemporary government. to a role as it awaited the decisions of the new Scottish executive on passive the of the but in two it had to machine; organisation government respects take an active role. It had to ensure that a of routine range organisational were in at the and it had an to time; arrangements place right opportunity consider its own at the official level about the position optimal organisation of its business. The balance between active and variables is the focus passive of this which draws 39 interviews with the officials and article, upon leading review of undertaken as of the ESRC’s Devolution and documents, part Institutional Initiative also (see 2000). Change Parry, The civil the transition service to approach As the White Parliament made clear Scotland’s (Scottish Office, 1997, Paper the under Scottish relation between executive and devolution 2.6), legislature is the same as in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Policy and Administration SAGE

The Transition from the Scottish Office to the Scottish Executive

Parry, Richard; Jones, Amy
Public Policy and Administration , Volume 15 (2): 14 – Jun 1, 2000
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The from the Scottish Office to the Transition Scottish Executive Richard and Jones Parry Amy University of Edinburgh The transition from the Scottish Office to the Scottish Executive in 1999 was a test of the of civil service on the of proactivity thinking organisation To some extent the civil service was condemned contemporary government. to a role as it awaited the decisions of the new Scottish executive on passive the of the but in two it had to machine; organisation government respects take an active role. It had to ensure that a of routine range organisational were in at the and it had an to time; arrangements place right opportunity consider its own at the official level about the position optimal organisation of its business. The balance between active and variables is the focus passive of this which draws 39 interviews with the officials and article, upon leading review of undertaken as of the ESRC’s Devolution and documents, part Institutional Initiative also (see 2000). Change Parry, The civil the transition service to approach As the White Parliament made clear Scotland’s (Scottish Office, 1997, Paper the under Scottish relation between executive and devolution 2.6), legislature is the same as in

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Published: Jun 1, 2000

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