Public Management
2nd Edition
Published on 5. November 2012
256 pages
978-1-350-30471-0 (ISBN)
Description
Taking a critical approach, it examines the key concepts and ideas of public management. Comparative case studies introduce students to public management ideas from the US, the UK, and Europe. The new edition is fully updated to reflect the financial crisis and its impact on the way public services are now being reformed across the world.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30471-0 (9781350304710)
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Ian Greener
Public Management
Book
11/2012
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€77.70
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Person
IAN GREENER is a Professor and Deputy Head of School for Postgraduate Training and Research in the School of Applied Social Sciences, as well as co-ordinating research methods teaching the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. He is also an Assistant Director of the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham, UK.
Content
Introduction
PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Public and Private Management
Public Services After the Financial Crisis
The Role of the State in Public Services
Changing Ideas about Public Management
PART II: ORGANISATIONAL IDEAS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT UNDER CHALLENGE
Paying for Public Services
The Use of Markets in the Public Sector
The Role of Users in Public Services
PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Managing Performance in a Time of Austerity
Professionals in Public Management
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Putting it all Together: Managing Contradictions in Public Management.
PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Public and Private Management
Public Services After the Financial Crisis
The Role of the State in Public Services
Changing Ideas about Public Management
PART II: ORGANISATIONAL IDEAS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT UNDER CHALLENGE
Paying for Public Services
The Use of Markets in the Public Sector
The Role of Users in Public Services
PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Managing Performance in a Time of Austerity
Professionals in Public Management
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Putting it all Together: Managing Contradictions in Public Management.
