The Essential Public Manager

ISBN-13: 9780335212323 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 196 str.

Christopher Pollitt

Opis

Using conversations, cases and original sources, this work engages with the key themes and problems of the field of public management. After writing many conventional books and articles Christopher Pollitt has turned to this novel approach in order to offer students, teachers and practitioners alike a refreshing introduction to both the classic and the most fashionable issues in public management.

Spis treści

From the contents:

Introduction
Public sector, private sector
where would we be without a few good stereotypes?
The New Public Management
revolution or fad?
Partnerships, networks, joined-up governance, the information age (and all that)
Politicians, citizens, participation and accountability
public managers facing every which way?
Evaluation
how do we measure success?
Values, ethics and motives
what makes public managers tick?
Getting and giving advice on public management
References
Index.

O autorze

Christopher Pollitt is Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In a varied career, he has worked as a Whitehall civil servant and researched and taught as an academic in the UK, the USA, Belgium and the Netherlands. He has also served as an advisor to many key public sector organizations, including the OECD, the World Bank, the European Commission, the UK National Audit Office and various ministries in the UK, Canada and Finland.