Regulation Inside Government: Waste-Watchers, Quality Police, and Sleaze-Busters

Based on two years of unprecedented access to the inner workings of Whitehall, this book by a leading team of scholars examines the army of inspectors, auditors, grievance-chasers and other bodies devoted to oversight of public organisations while documenting their remarkable growth over the last two decades.

CHRISTOPHER HOOD is a Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy at London School of Economics.

OLIVER JAMES is a Lecturer in Politics at Exeter University.

GEORGE JONES is Professor of Government at London School of Economics.

COLIN SCOTT is Lecturer in Law at London School of Economics.

TONY TRAVERS is Director of the London Group at London School of Economics.