
Understanding Public Management
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'Public management has been radically changed and reformed... this book gives students a fine introduction to these changes and to the theories dealing with them' - Jorgen Gronnegaard Christensen, University of Aarhus
An introduction and guide to the dramatic changes that have occurred in the provision of public services over the last two decades, this book combines theoretical perspectives with a range of case studies from Europe, North America and further afield to explain why, how and with what success liberal democracies have reformed the service role of the state.
The book pays close attention to four major dimensions of this transition:
" External challenges and opportunties: globalisation and EU integration
" Reducing the role of the state: Liberalisation, privatisation, regulation and competition policy
" Improving the role of the state: New Public Management, e-Government and beyond
" Managing the New Public Sector: organisations, strategy and leadership
This text is designed for undergraduate courses in public governance, but it also addresses the core components of MPA programmes - the parameters, tools, principles and theories of public sector reform.
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'A broad ranging and highly intelligent account of key recent developments internationally which skillfully updates the public management and governance literatures' - Ewan Ferlie, Royal Holloway'Public management has been radically changed and reformed... this book gives students a fine introduction to these changes and to the theories dealing with them' - Jorgen Gronnegaard Christensen, University of Aarhus
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Esther Barbe Universitat Autonoma Barcelona
Yves Boyer CREST Paris
Michael Clark King's College University of London
Catriona Gourlay Universite Libre Bruxelles
Esben Oust Heiberg Norwegian School of Management
Eric Remacle Universite Libre Bruxelles
Marit Sjovaag Norwegian School of Management
Reimund Seidelmann Universitat Giessen and Universite Libre Bruxelles
Arnhild Spence NATO and EC Bruxelles
David Spence NATO and EC Bruxelles
G Pinar Tank Norwegian School of Management
Pierre de Vestel Universite Libre Bruxelles Professor Nick Sitter joined the Department of Public Policy as Head of Department in 2008. His research interests include comparative European public policy, regulation, party systems, and Euroscepticism. Recent books include Understanding Public Management (Sage 2008) and Europe's Nascent State: Public Policy in the EU (Gyldendal 2006).
Nick Sitter holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Government, on the development of competitive party systems in post-communist East Central Europe. He also holds an MSc in West European Politics and BSc (econ) in Government and History from the London School of Economics.
Previous academic positions include lectureships in European politics and political economy at BI Norwegian School of Management, the American University, Florida State University, and Reading University, and a part-time teacher position at the LSE. Before completing his PhD, Nick Sitter worked as a political consultant in London.
Content
Liberalising and Modernising Public Services
Internationalisation, Globalisation and Liberalisation
Strategic Challenges for Public Governance
European Integration
Recapturing Sovereignty and Institutionalising Liberalisation
Liberalisation and Privatization
Regulation and Competition Policy
Modernising Public Administration
To the New Public Management and Beyond
Modernising Government
eGovernment
Organisational Design and Institutional Governance
Tools of Management and Leadership
Conclusion
Public Service Delivery in the 'Knowledge Society'
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