Managing change in local governance / edited by Munawwar Alam and Andrew Nickson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alam, Munawwar.

Nickson, Andrew.

Series:

Managing the public service strategies for improvement series ; no. 15.

Managing the public service strategies for improvement series ; no. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government.

Local government.

Decentralization in government--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 165 : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, U.K. : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2006]

Summary:

Decentralisation has become an integral part of local government reform programmes in recent years. But how to put these changes into effect? This book explores the reasons for making these changes, and applies recent thinking in change management to the particular challenges facing all those who are seeking to make their local governance systems more responsive Written by internationally renowned experts from the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham, UK, and advisers at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Managing Change in Local Governance looks at the key drivers for change in local government, and at the factors which will those implementing change need to take into account to ensure success. For senior managers in local government, policy makers in ministries of local government, and students and researchers in public administration with an interest in local government issues.

Contents:

The changing role of the state in development / Richard Batley

The factors driving government reform / Andrew Nickson

The challenges of democratic decentralisation / Nick Devas

Performance management and performance indicators in local government / Katarina Dienerova and Munawwar Alam

The role of communications and public relations in managing change in local governance / Katarina Dienerova

Ontario's municipal performance measurement program: fostering innovation and accountability in local government / John Burke

Collaborating on alternative service delivery in Winnipeg, Canada / John Wilkins

Can decentralisation improve service delivery in a developing country such as pakistan? / Munawwar Alam

Municipal public-private partnership for urban water supply in Cartagena, Colombia / Andrew Nickson

Local government and international development: perspective and selected case studies / Samantha Page and Joyce Lee.

ISBN:

0850928362

9780850928365

OCLC:

76970227