Are public sector institutions being exposed to ever-greater oversight, audit and inspection in the name of efficiency, accountability and risk management? "Con

This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is co

Some 30,000 public authorities control the most vital functions of the country. Yet they are answerable to no one. This groundbreaking book reveals how public a

To the distinguished economic historian Jonathan Hughes, the ambiguous outcomes of attempted deregulation signal America's urgent need to probe the origins of o