Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Acknowledgements

pp vii-viii

Foreword

pp ix-xii

Note on the author

pp xiii-xiv

Part I - Policy background and concepts

pp 1-2

1 - Austerity as a UK policy context in the early twenty-first century

pp 3-12

2 - Neo-liberalism as an ideology, an elite project and its impact on austerity

pp 13-26

3 - Public services, the UK economy and the Brexit debate

pp 27-50

Part II - Theoretical frameworks and ideology: professionalism and de-professionalism

pp 51-52

4 - Perspectives used in studying professions: sociology,social philosophy

pp 53-68

5 - Perspectives used in studying professions: social policy and public administration

pp 69-86

6 - De-professionalism: an analytical framework

pp 87-100

Part III - De-professionalism in the public sector: output indicators

pp 101-102

7 - The impact of service cutbacks, job insecurity and globalisation

pp 103-120

8 - De-professionalism as defined by services deemed unconventional, under-performing or ineffectual

pp 121-142

9 - Professional training programmes: financial cuts and content critique

pp 143-156

Part IV - De-professionalism in the public sector: subjective or experiential indicators

pp 157-158

10 - A demoralisation or disparagement of the workforce?

pp 159-182

11 - Professional abuse of power: discreditation or a lowering of productivity?

pp 183-208

12 - Conclusion: professionals as entrepreneurs in an age of austerity

pp 209-228

References

pp 229-284

Index

pp 285-299