
Public Sector Reform
An International Perspective
B. Nolan(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXXIV, 225 pages
978-1-349-41666-0 (ISBN)
Description
In these times of dramatic social, economic and political change, governments around the world are questioning their roles and responsibilities in the public sector. There is a trend away from traditional public sector model and that of market ideology, but there does not yet exist a universally accepted alternative. Brendan Nolan offers a comparative analysis of public administration in several OECD countries (the UK, USA, Australia, and Scandinavia) and explores possible future directions.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXXIV, 225 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-41666-0 (9781349416660)
DOI
10.1057/9781403900982
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ALAN BARCAN Honorary Associate, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
RICHARD BOYLE Senior Research Officer, Institute of Public Administration, Ireland
CHRIS BREWSTER Professor of International Human Resource Management, Cranfield School of Management
MICHAEL DEMPSEY Doctoral Student, Cranfield School of Management
JOSIE GREGORY Lecturer, School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford
JOHN HALLIGAN Professor of Public Administration, University of Canberra
BILL HARDING Superintendent, Surrey Police
GRANT HARMAN Professor of Educational Management, University of New England
ARIANE HEGEWISCH Lecturer, European Human Resource Management, Cranfield School of Management
ANDREW KORAC-KAKABADSE Professor of Management Development and Deputy Director, Cranfield School of Management
NADA KORAC-KAKABADSE Senior Research Fellow, Cranfield School of Management
PER LAEGREID Professor of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway
V.LYNN MEEK Director, Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy, University of New England
CHESTER A. NEWLAND Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, University of Southern California
GARETH PARRY Reader in Education, University of Surrey
ALEXANDER ZOUZMIN Foundation Chair in Management, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Content
Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM IN THE OECD Comparing Public Sector Reform in the OECD; J.Halligan PART II: NATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Public Management and Reform in the United States; C.A.Newland Australian Public Sector Reform; V.L.Meek A Partnership Approach to Change: The Civil Service Reform Programme in the Republic of Ireland; R.Boyle Administrative Reforms in Scandinavia: Testing the Cooperative Model; P.Loegreid PART III: SECTORAL CASE STUDIES The Reform of State Education in Australia; A.Barcan Ethics as a Change Strategy in Policing in the United Kingdom; J.Gregory & B.Harding Reform of Higher Education in the United Kingdom; G.Parry PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATIONS TO PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM The Union's Response to Change in the Public Sector; C.Brewer, M.Dempsey & A.Hegewisch Impact of the New Public Management on Higher Education Reform in Australia; G.Harman Towards Electronic Service Delivery: Canadian, Australian and United Kingdom Government Initiatives; N.Korac-Kakabadse, A.Korac-Kakabadse & A.Zouzmin CONCLUSION Themes and Future Directions of Public Sector Reform; B.Nolan Bibliography Index