Theory and practice of public sector reform / edited by Steven Van de Walle and Sandra Groeneveld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van de Walle, Steven, editor.

Groeneveld, Sandra, 1972- editor.

Series:

Routledge critical studies in public management ; 27.

Routledge critical studies in public management ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Administrative agencies--Reorganization.

Administrative agencies.

Civil service reform.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

x, 291 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction : theory and practice of public sector reform / Steven Van de Walle and Sandra Groeneveld

An institutional perspective / Johan P. Olsen

A transformative perspective / Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid

A principal-agent perspective / Sandra Van Thiel

An innovation perspective / Victor Bekkers and Lars Tummers

A change management perspective / Joris van der Voet, Ben S. Kuipers and Sandra Groeneveld

A cultural theory perspective / Christopher Hood

An interpretive perspective / R.A.W. Rhodes

Reforming organizational structures / Steven Van de Walle

Bureaucrats and politicians : reform begets reform / B. Guy Peters

The shift toward network governance : drivers, characteristics and

Manifestations / Erik-Hans Klijn and Joop Koppenjan

Management of human resources : trends and variation / Sandra Groeneveld and Bram Steijn

Public management reform and public professionalism / Mirko Noordegraaf

Recent shifts in public financial management / Tiina Randma and Geert Bouckaert

Public sector reform amidst societal and administrative shifts / Kim Putters

Two varieties of administrative reform : US vs. Europe / Richard Stillman

Becoming a student of reform / Frans-Bauke van der Meer, Christoph Reichard and Arthur Ringeling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138887411

1138887412

OCLC:

919480664