The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/management: some advocate the use of more managerialist approaches; while others see managerialism as undermining democratic institutions. New roles have arisen, such as programme evaluation, management consulting, and reliance on NGOs and partnerships, which require new assessments. There is an intensified need for an...
The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector man...
Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting book is an invaluable new addition to the field of public management. Putting the American model in perspective for academics around the world, this book establishes the historical, theoretical, analytical, practical and future foundations for the comparative study of public management. It takes a boldly integrative approach, combining topics of best practice, performance, accountability and rule of law to offer a much-needed umbrella view of the topic. Illustrated with case examples and...
Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting book is an invaluable new addition to the field...
Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting text is an invaluable new addition to the field of public management. Putting the American model in perspective, it establishes the historical, theoretical, analytical, practical and future foundations for the comparative study of public management.
Taking a boldly integrative approach, Laurence E. Lynn Jr. combines topics of best practice, performance, accountability and rule of law to provide a much-needed umbrella view of the topic.
Well-written and illustrated with...
Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting text is an invaluable new addition to the fi...
Robert H. Wilson Norman J. Glickman Laurence E., Jr. Lynn
During the five full years of his presidency (1964-1968), Lyndon Johnson initiated a breathtaking array of domestic policies and programs, including such landmarks as the Civil Rights Act, Head Start, Food Stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, the Immigration Reform Act, the Water Quality Act, the Voting Rights Act, Social Security reform, and Fair Housing. These and other "Great Society" programs reformed the federal government, reshaped intergovernmental relations, extended the federal government's role into new public policy arenas, and redefined federally protected rights of individuals to...
During the five full years of his presidency (1964-1968), Lyndon Johnson initiated a breathtaking array of domestic policies and programs, includin...
