
Public Management and Administration
Owen E. Hughes(Author)
Red Globe Press
5th Edition
Published on 13. December 2017
Book
Hardback
X, 406 pages
978-1-137-56008-7 (ISBN)
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Description
The nature and management of the public sector has changed dramatically since a more flexible, market-based model replaced the rigid, bureaucratic form of public administration of the 20th century. The fourth edition of this highly successful text provides a uniquely broad ranging and international introduction to the field.
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Edition
5th ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
787 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-56008-7 (9781137560087)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-56010-0
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Owen E. Hughes
Public Management and Administration
Book
12/2017
5th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€46.00
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Owen E. Hughes
Public Management and Administration
E-Book
11/2017
5th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€82.99
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Previous edition

Owen Hughes
Public Management and Administration
Book
03/2012
4th Edition
Palgrave
€111.27
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Person
Owen E. Hughes is Dean of Students at RMIT University, Australia. He was formerly Professor of Public Sector Management at Monash University, Australia.
Content
1. An Era of Change.- 2. The Role of Government.- 3. The Traditional Model of Public Administration.- 4. Public Management.- 5. Public Policy.- 6. Governance.- 7. Accountability.- 8. Stakeholders and External Constituencies.- 9. Regulation, Contracting and Public Ownership.- 10. Strategic Management.- 11. Managing People and Leadership.- 12. Service Delivery.- 13. Managing with Technology.- 14. Financial and Performance Management.- 15. Conclusion: Paradigms in Public Management.