Federal management reform in a world of contradictions / Beryl A. Radin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radin, Beryl A., 1936-

Series:

Public management and change

Public management and change series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service reform--United States.

Civil service reform.

United States.

Public administration--United States.

Public administration.

Administrative agencies--United States--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Management.

Physical Description:

x, 205 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Radin, a public administration scholar (Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown U.), provides a behind the scenes exploration of why so many efforts at federal management reform have failed. The author explores the contradictions between reformers' strategies and how the U.S. federal system actually works. In addition to identifying why those strategies failed, she identifies the six types of reform efforts--and issues a call for an honest evaluation of past attempts as new strategies are developed for the future. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

The background

Public/private management relationships

Political structures matter

Contracting out: A-76

Personnel policy reform

Reorganization as reform

Budgeting as reform

Federalism and intergovernmental relations

Performance measurement

Living with contradictions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589018921

1589018923

OCLC:

747534362