Public management : a critical text / Ian Greener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greener, Ian.

Series:

Management, work and organisations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Physical Description:

viii, 202 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Management, Work & Organisations Public Management provides students and practitioners with a critical analysis of the nature of public services and the problems involved in managing them. It is international in scope, including examples of practice from Europe and the United States especially. Readers will benefit from an historical account of the development of public management and gain a clear understanding of debates in the subject today. The result is a solid practical approach to public management, underpinned by powerful academic concepts. Key features: Provides an analysis of critical issues in public management today Gives access to a wide range of research in the field Offers both an introduction to public management and a challenging account of the problems in both its practice and research Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

The context of public management

Public and private management

The changing role of the state

Changing ideas about public management

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

Contemporary issues in public management

Performance management

Professionals in public management

Conclusion

Putting it all together : managing contradictions in public management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-198) and index.

ISBN:

9780230203280

0230203280

OCLC:

319063913