Colin Thain
Biographic Data
| ID | 2075895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin Thain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin |
| FAMILY NAME | Thain |
| SIGNATURE | THAIN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A very peculiar British crisis
Treasury Rules OK? The Further Evolution of a British Institution
The Treasury and Whitehall
The Treasury is at the heart of British Government, responsible for deciding how much to spend and on what. Both the institution and the public expenditure process are the focus of `The Treasury and Whitehall', a tour de force of contemporary policy analysis. Based on research undertaken with the cooperation of the Treasury and Whitehall departments, it shows how the key decisions of planning, allocating and controlling public expenditure are mad…
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part I
The Treasury's annual survey of public expenditure is the central element in planning and controlling public expenditure. While its purpose remains similar to that in the 1970s, the principles governing its preparation, the methodology employed and the conduct of negotiations between the Treasury and the departments have changed with successive attempts to control both the total and programme allocations more effectively. This article examines an…
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part Ii
Part I of this article [spring 19921 examined and explained the processes by which the Treasury plans and controls public expenditure through the Public Expenditure Survey. This second part analyses the survey's effects and effectiveness. Throughout we assess the survey by the extent to which the principal functions of planning, allocating, controlling and evaluating public expenditure are articulated and performed. We use four sets of criteria. …
Coping with Difficulty
This article asserts that the Treasury has experienced continual difficulty since 1976 in controlling public expenditure, and in achieving the objectives set by successive governments. It has responded to those difficulties by modifying the control system (PES) and initiating a variety of other ‘coping strategies’. These have helped it to manage and relieve some of the pressures to spend, and to limit the damage to its own credibility and that of…
Public Expenditure In The UK Since 1976
This article draws attention to the increasing importance of the politico-economic context within which public expenditure decisions are taken; briefly outlines the main changes in the system for planning and controlling public expenditure since 1976; and discusses why Heclo and Wildavsky's model of the policy processes stands in need of revision
Implementing Economic Policy
The article presents an analytical framework developed to aid research into the implementation of the Thatcher government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). The framework utilises the growing literature on the analysis of public policy in a way intended to be relevant to the study of the implementation of economic policy in the UK. Section one deals with the definition of the terms policy and implementation. This is followed by a section wh…
The Education of the Treasury
The first Thatcher government introduced an innovatory macro‐economic plan – the medium‐term financial strategy (MTFs) – in March 1980. It was the most notable example of how the Government sought to change the direction of post‐war policy. This article traces the origins and formulation of the strategy, noting that it was Treasury‐imposed, and monetarist in orientation. During its implementation however it was substantially modified. The phrase …
The Treasury and Britain's Decline
This article concentrates on explanations of Britain's economic decline which highlight the role of the Treasury. There is inconclusive evidence that stop-go financial policies and low investment have contributed to low growth. It is argued that foreign economic policy delayed the modernization of the economy. Although officials influence day-to-day strategy and the creation of instrumentation, the collegiate nature of decision-making means that …
The Treasury and Whitehall
The Treasury is at the heart of British Government, responsible for deciding how much to spend and on what. Both the institution and the public expenditure process are the focus of `The Treasury and Whitehall', a tour de force of contemporary policy analysis. Based on research undertaken with the cooperation of the Treasury and Whitehall departments, it shows how the key decisions of planning, allocating and controlling public expenditure are mad…
Coping with Difficulty
This article asserts that the Treasury has experienced continual difficulty since 1976 in controlling public expenditure, and in achieving the objectives set by successive governments. It has responded to those difficulties by modifying the control system (PES) and initiating a variety of other ‘coping strategies’. These have helped it to manage and relieve some of the pressures to spend, and to limit the damage to its own credibility and that of…
A very peculiar British crisis
The Treasury and Britain's Decline
This article concentrates on explanations of Britain's economic decline which highlight the role of the Treasury. There is inconclusive evidence that stop-go financial policies and low investment have contributed to low growth. It is argued that foreign economic policy delayed the modernization of the economy. Although officials influence day-to-day strategy and the creation of instrumentation, the collegiate nature of decision-making means that …
Treasury Rules OK? The Further Evolution of a British Institution
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part I
The Treasury's annual survey of public expenditure is the central element in planning and controlling public expenditure. While its purpose remains similar to that in the 1970s, the principles governing its preparation, the methodology employed and the conduct of negotiations between the Treasury and the departments have changed with successive attempts to control both the total and programme allocations more effectively. This article examines an…
The Education of the Treasury
The first Thatcher government introduced an innovatory macro‐economic plan – the medium‐term financial strategy (MTFs) – in March 1980. It was the most notable example of how the Government sought to change the direction of post‐war policy. This article traces the origins and formulation of the strategy, noting that it was Treasury‐imposed, and monetarist in orientation. During its implementation however it was substantially modified. The phrase …
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part Ii
Part I of this article [spring 19921 examined and explained the processes by which the Treasury plans and controls public expenditure through the Public Expenditure Survey. This second part analyses the survey's effects and effectiveness. Throughout we assess the survey by the extent to which the principal functions of planning, allocating, controlling and evaluating public expenditure are articulated and performed. We use four sets of criteria. …
Implementing Economic Policy
The article presents an analytical framework developed to aid research into the implementation of the Thatcher government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). The framework utilises the growing literature on the analysis of public policy in a way intended to be relevant to the study of the implementation of economic policy in the UK. Section one deals with the definition of the terms policy and implementation. This is followed by a section wh…
The Treasury and Britain's Decline
This article concentrates on explanations of Britain's economic decline which highlight the role of the Treasury. There is inconclusive evidence that stop-go financial policies and low investment have contributed to low growth. It is argued that foreign economic policy delayed the modernization of the economy. Although officials influence day-to-day strategy and the creation of instrumentation, the collegiate nature of decision-making means that …
The Education of the Treasury
The first Thatcher government introduced an innovatory macro‐economic plan – the medium‐term financial strategy (MTFs) – in March 1980. It was the most notable example of how the Government sought to change the direction of post‐war policy. This article traces the origins and formulation of the strategy, noting that it was Treasury‐imposed, and monetarist in orientation. During its implementation however it was substantially modified. The phrase …
Implementing Economic Policy
The article presents an analytical framework developed to aid research into the implementation of the Thatcher government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). The framework utilises the growing literature on the analysis of public policy in a way intended to be relevant to the study of the implementation of economic policy in the UK. Section one deals with the definition of the terms policy and implementation. This is followed by a section wh…
Public Expenditure In The UK Since 1976
This article draws attention to the increasing importance of the politico-economic context within which public expenditure decisions are taken; briefly outlines the main changes in the system for planning and controlling public expenditure since 1976; and discusses why Heclo and Wildavsky's model of the policy processes stands in need of revision
Coping with Difficulty
This article asserts that the Treasury has experienced continual difficulty since 1976 in controlling public expenditure, and in achieving the objectives set by successive governments. It has responded to those difficulties by modifying the control system (PES) and initiating a variety of other ‘coping strategies’. These have helped it to manage and relieve some of the pressures to spend, and to limit the damage to its own credibility and that of…
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part I
The Treasury's annual survey of public expenditure is the central element in planning and controlling public expenditure. While its purpose remains similar to that in the 1970s, the principles governing its preparation, the methodology employed and the conduct of negotiations between the Treasury and the departments have changed with successive attempts to control both the total and programme allocations more effectively. This article examines an…
Planning and Controlling Public Expenditure in the Uk, Part Ii
Part I of this article [spring 19921 examined and explained the processes by which the Treasury plans and controls public expenditure through the Public Expenditure Survey. This second part analyses the survey's effects and effectiveness. Throughout we assess the survey by the extent to which the principal functions of planning, allocating, controlling and evaluating public expenditure are articulated and performed. We use four sets of criteria. …
The Treasury and Whitehall
The Treasury is at the heart of British Government, responsible for deciding how much to spend and on what. Both the institution and the public expenditure process are the focus of `The Treasury and Whitehall', a tour de force of contemporary policy analysis. Based on research undertaken with the cooperation of the Treasury and Whitehall departments, it shows how the key decisions of planning, allocating and controlling public expenditure are mad…
Treasury Rules OK? The Further Evolution of a British Institution
A very peculiar British crisis
Economics (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Political and Economic history of UK and US (7 works) · Treasury (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Macroeconomics (6 works) · Public economics (6 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works)