Public management reform : a comparative analysis
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Public management reform : a comparative analysis
Oxford University Press, 2004
2nd ed
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-326) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780199268481
Description
Since its publication in 2000, Public Management Reform has established itself as the standard text in the field, presenting a comparative analysis of recent changes in Public Management and Public Administration in a range of countries in Europe, North America and Australasia. This
completely rewritten second edition radically expands, develops and updates the original.
Two countries have been added to the comparison (making twelve countries in all) and a much fuller treatment has been provided of the European Commission (including a commentary on the recent reforms led by Vice-President Kinnock). Empirical data has been brought up to date, so as to cover many
key developments of the last few years. The theoretical framework of the book has been further developed, including a challenging new interpretation of the trends in continental Europe, which are seen here as markedly different from the Anglo-American style 'New Public Management".
This second edition provides an unparalleled synthesis of developments in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, the USA and the European Commission. It is organized in an integrated format, within an overall theoretical framework
that identifies the main pressures for and trajectories of, change. It includes a multi-dimensional analysis of the results of reform, and a chapter reflecting on the dynamic relationship between management reform and politics. Extensive appendices provide an in valuable information resource for
students.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Nature of Public Management Reform
- 2. Problems and Responses: A Model of Public Management Reform
- 3. Many Houses: Types of Politico-Administrative Regimes
- 4. Trajectories of Modernization and Reform
- 5. Results: Through a Glass Darkly
- 6. Politics and Management
- 7. Trade-offs, Balances, Limits, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes
- 8. Reflections: Management and Governance
- Appendix A: The Economic and Socio-Demographic Context of Reform
- Appendix B: Country Files
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780199268498
Description
Since its publication in 2000, Public Management Reform has established itself as the standard text in the field, presenting a comparative analysis of recent changes in Public Management and Public Administration in a range of countries in Europe, North America, and Australasia. This completely rewritten second edition radically expands, develops, and updates the original. Two countries have been added to the comparison (making twelve countries in all) and a much fuller treatment has been provided of the European Commission (including a commentary on the recent reforms led by Vice-President Kinnock). Empirical data has been brought up to date, so as to cover many key developments of the last few years. The theoretical framework of the book has been further developed, including a challenging new interpretation of the trends in continental Europe, which are seen here as markedly different from the Anglo-American style 'New Public Management'. This second edition provides an unparalleled synthesis of developments in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, the USA, and the European Commission.It is organized in an integrated format, within an overall theoretical framework that identifies the main pressures for, and trajectories of, change.
It includes a multi-dimensional analysis of the results of reform, and a chapter reflecting on the dynamic relationship between management reform and politics. Extensive appendices provide an invaluable information resource for students.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Nature of Public Management Reform
- 2. Problems and Responses: A Model of Public Management Reform
- 3. Many Houses: Types of Politico-Administrative Regimes
- 4. Trajectories of Modernization and Reform
- 5. Results: Through a Glass Darkly
- 6. Politics and Management
- 7. Trade-offs, Balances, Limits, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes
- 8. Reflections: Management and Governance
- Appendix A: The Economic and Socio-Demographic Context of Reform
- Appendix B: Country Files
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