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Public Expenditure In The UK Since 1976: Still the 'Private Government of Public Money'?

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.