
The Transformation of Governance
Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century
Donald F. Kettl(Author)
Johns Hopkins University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 27. May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4214-1635-9 (ISBN)
Description
The traditional theory of public administration is based on entrenched notions of hierarchy and authority. However, as the structure of public work has grown less hierarchical, managers have adopted a wide variety of non-authoritarian strategies. This growing gap between theoretical ideas and actual practice poses enormous challenges for front-line leaders struggling to deal with ever-larger expectations and ever-tighter budgets-and for American government in determining how best to hold public administrators accountable for their performance. The Transformation of Governance offers a new framework for reconciling effective administration with the requirements of democratic government. Instead of thinking in terms of organizational structure and management, Donald F. Kettl suggests, administrators and theorists need to focus on governance, or the links between government and its broader environment-political, social, and administrative-through which social action occurs.
In this updated edition, a new epilogue shows Kettl urging political leaders to step back from the political barricades of hyperpartisanship to consider government's contemporary dilemma: Is there any practical way forward for public administrators to manage government effectively? Reinforcing the ten principles of bridge building which he developed in the original book, Kettl adds an eleventh, which lays out five transformative strategies: redefining public law to promote public accountability; re-conceptualizing government agencies as instruments of leverage; launching government leaders as boundary spanners; using information technology for building authority and trust; and incorporating performance management into processes that drive collaboration. With a new preface from Michael Nelson, editor of the Interpreting American Politics series, this award-winning book will be sought out by public policymakers eager to read a leading scholar's newest insights into the field.
In this updated edition, a new epilogue shows Kettl urging political leaders to step back from the political barricades of hyperpartisanship to consider government's contemporary dilemma: Is there any practical way forward for public administrators to manage government effectively? Reinforcing the ten principles of bridge building which he developed in the original book, Kettl adds an eleventh, which lays out five transformative strategies: redefining public law to promote public accountability; re-conceptualizing government agencies as instruments of leverage; launching government leaders as boundary spanners; using information technology for building authority and trust; and incorporating performance management into processes that drive collaboration. With a new preface from Michael Nelson, editor of the Interpreting American Politics series, this award-winning book will be sought out by public policymakers eager to read a leading scholar's newest insights into the field.
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Series
Edition
updated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
5 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-1635-9 (9781421416359)
DOI
10.56021/9781421416359
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Donald F. Kettl
The Transformation of Governance
Public Administration for Twenty-first Century America
Book
09/2002
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Donald F. Kettl is a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland-College Park. He is the coauthor of The Politics of the Administrative Process and the author of System under Stress: The Challenge to Twenty-First Century Governance.
Content
Series Editor's Foreword to the Updated Edition
Series Editor's Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments to the First Edition
1. Administrative Paradoxes
2. Administrative Traditions
3. Administrative Dilemmas
4. Boundaries within the Bureaucracy
5. Boundaries outside the Bureaucracy
6. Administration and Governance
7. Who Governs- and How?
Epilogue. Governance at the Boundaries
Notes
Index
Series Editor's Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments to the First Edition
1. Administrative Paradoxes
2. Administrative Traditions
3. Administrative Dilemmas
4. Boundaries within the Bureaucracy
5. Boundaries outside the Bureaucracy
6. Administration and Governance
7. Who Governs- and How?
Epilogue. Governance at the Boundaries
Notes
Index