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The Case of the Pawson Company; a hypothetical. The idea of using a hypothetical case-study as the basis for a discussion of open government is that it permits decision-makers to "think out l...oud" in a more candid way than is possible if an actual case is used. Taking the case of a private sector company that has come to government in financial difficulties (and which is not subject to various alternative "rescue" schemes) the programme investigates how the government presents the issue to Parliament and the public, and what influence the need for public accountability may have on the nature of the policymaking process. The discussion was recorded in the conference room of a hotel outside London.
The Case of the Pawson Company; a hypothetical. The idea of using a hypothetical case-study as the basis for a discussion of open government is that it permits decision-makers to "think out l...oud" in a more candid way than is possible if an actual case is used. Taking the case of a private sector company that has come to government in financial difficulties (and which is not subject to various alternative "rescue" schemes) the programme investigates how the government presents the issue to Parliament and the public, and what influence the need for public accountability may have on the nature of the policymaking process. The discussion was recorded in the conference room of a hotel outside London.
| Module code and title: | D336, "Policies, people and administration" |
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| Item code: | D336; 08 |
| First transmission date: | 13-09-1980 |
| Published: | 1980 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:25 |
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| Producer: | Susan Boyd-Bowman |
| Contributors: | Roy Hattersley; Eric Heffer; Peter Jenkins; Sir Leo Pliatsky; Christopher Pollitt; Brian Sedgemore; Maurice Wright |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Administration; Decision making; Politics |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/73506 |
| Production number: | FOUD133D |
| Videofinder number: | 285 |
| Available to public: | no |
