Public sector management : theory, critique and practice

Author(s)

• McKevitt, David
• Lawton, Alan
• Open University

Bibliographic Information

Public sector management : theory, critique and practice

edited by David McKevitt and Alan Lawton

Sage, 1994

• : pbk

Note

B887 reader

Includes bibliographies and index

Published in association with the Open University

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services. Public Sector Management is a Course Reader for The Open University course B887 Managing Public Services.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF IDEAS Introduction Rationalism in Politics - Michael Oakeshott Governmentality - Michel Foucault Limited Government - John Gray The Criterion of Efficiency - H Simon Management in the Public Domain - John Stewart and Stewart Ranson Professional Ethics, Government Agenda and Differential Information - Leonard Wrigley and David McKevitt PART TWO: CONTROL AND IMPLEMENTATION Introduction Charges as Contested Signals - Richard Rose Organizational Status and Performance - Andrew Dunsire, Keith Hartley and David Parker Summary of the Findings Lawyers Go to Hospital - Joseph M Jacob Accounting and the Pursuit of Efficiency - Anthony Hopwood Implementation and Ambiguity - Vicki Eaton Baier, James G March and Harald S[oe together]tren Investigating Policy Coordination - L Challis et al Issues and Hypotheses PART THREE: RESPONSIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE Introduction Interpretations and Implications - Patricia Day and Rudolf Klein Performance Indicators - Neil Carter `Backseat Driving' or `Hands Off' Control Doing Well While Doing Good - Rosabeth Moss Kanter and David V Summers Dilemmas of Performance Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations and the Need for a Multiple-Constituency Approach The Welfare State, the Professions and Citizens - Margareta Bertilsson Consumerism and the Public Sector - Jenny Potter How Well Does the Coat Fit? Organizational Culture - V Lynn Meek Origins and Weaknesses Personnel and Public Management - Hans Weggemans

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Details

• NCID: BA23435764
• ISBN:
  • 0803977123
  • 0803977131
• LCCN: 93087485
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 306 p
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 350.00068