Managing Fragmentation

This title was first published in 2002: Providing a fascinating insight into the workings of a large multi-agency committee and charting the history of child protection in the UK, the book explores both multi-agency working and new public management, before moving on to a detailed examination of joint working. The book is unique in its blending of multi-agency working and managerializm with actual examples from the field and will be of interest to practitioners and students alike.