book review Archives - John Tizard http://johntizard.com collaborating and challenging for excellence Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:53:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 http://johntizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png book review Archives - John Tizard http://johntizard.com 32 32 Companies must be responsible; can they be Company Citizens? http://johntizard.com/companies-must-be-responsible-can-they-be-company-citizens/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:53:16 +0000 http://johntizard.com/?p=3260 Tom Levitt is a zealous disciple for the cause of responsible business and for businesses creating public good. In his new book, ‘The Company Citizen – good for business, planet, nation and community’, (Routledge 2017) it is apparent that his zeal has not diminished. Indeed, his passion for the subject (as well as his knowledge… Read More »

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]]> Local Government Should Be At The Heart Of Our Democracy – It Must Be Defended And Strengthened http://johntizard.com/local-government-heart-democracy-must-defended-strengthened/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:47:43 +0000 http://johntizard.com/?p=3194 If any authors were going to make the case for local government as a crucial element in the democratic viability of our unitary state and equally as crucial to local social, economic and environmental welfare it would be Professors George Jones, John Stewart and Steve Leach. Their new book ‘Centralisation, Devolution and the Future of… Read More »

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]]> Public Services Should Value And Respect Citizens – They Are Not Supermarkets With Consumers http://johntizard.com/public-services-value-respect-citizens-not-supermarkets-consumers/ Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:22:11 +0000 http://johntizard.com/?p=3178 Over the last few decades, all governments have seen their stewardship of public services as requiring them to introduce/adopt more and more practices and the language of commercial businesses. This approach does not fit easily with public service and a public service ethos. One specific problem is that when combined with political expediency, an impatience… Read More »

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]]> Perception deceptions http://johntizard.com/perception-deceptions/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:13:30 +0000 http://johntizard.com/?p=3142 When I saw a book with the title Kittens are Evil – Little Heresies in Public Policy, I knew that I had to read it to understand why a book on public policy should have such a provocative title. I happen to like cats and kittens, but I also enjoy challenging orthodoxy and so the… Read More »

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