Public Management

ISBN-13: 9780230353992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

Ian Greener

Opis

Taking a critical approach, it examines the key concepts and ideas of public management. Comparative case studies introduce students to public management ideas from the US, the UK, and Europe. The new edition is fully updated to reflect the financial crisis and its impact on the way public services are now being reformed across the world.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Public and Private Management Public Services After the Financial Crisis The Role of the State in Public Services Changing Ideas about Public Management PART II: ORGANISATIONAL IDEAS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT UNDER CHALLENGE Paying for Public Services The Use of Markets in the Public Sector The Role of Users in Public Services PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Managing Performance in a Time of Austerity Professionals in Public Management PART IV: CONCLUSION Putting it all Together: Managing Contradictions in Public Management.

O autorze

IAN GREENER is a Professor and Deputy Head of School for Postgraduate Training and Research in the School of Applied Social Sciences, as well as co-ordinating research methods teaching the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. He is also an Assistant Director of the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham, UK.