An Introduction to public sector management
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An Introduction to public sector management
Unwin Hyman, 1989
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The authors contend that the British government and public sector management is amongst the most centralized in the Western world. Since central government has contained inflation by reducing government borrowing, managers have been forced to operate in an atmosphere of crisis and to try to make the best use of availale resources. The steady erosion of social security benefits and services, high unemployment and cuts in public sector housing pose serious problems for maintaining a sense of social solidarity. In view of the many, often radical changes that have occured in the public sector during the past ten years, this book aims to review the situations and impact of change on organizational structures and procedures. This text is addressed primarily to students and practitioners of public sector management seeking an introductory guide. It is hoped that an insight into the character and context of public sector management is provided, which together with examples from specific services, will illuminate the tasks of those employed in fields not directly confronted.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - issues and trends in public sector management, Ian Taylor
- the public sector economy in the 1980s, Martin Upton
- financial management in the public sector, Tony Bovaird and Sandra Nutley
- financial objectives and control in the management of Britain's nationalized industries, Roger Buckland
- civil service management, Martin Grocott
- the changing management of local government, Howard Elcock
- the management of law and order, George Popham
- National Health Service management, Keith Barnard.
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