The new public governance? : emerging perspectives on the theory and practice of public governance / edited by Stephen P. Osborne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Osborne, Stephen P., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate in this important area. The New Public Governance? sets out to explore this emergent field of research and to present a framework with which to understand it. Divided into five parts, the

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; TABLES; FIGURES; CONTRIBUTORS; 1 INTRODUCTION: The (New) Public Governance: a suitable case for treatment?; Part I THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC GOVERNANCE; 2 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON GOVERNANCE; 3 META-GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; 4 INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNANCE; 5 GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNABILITY; 6 DOES GOVERNANCE EXIST?; 7 WHAT ENDURES? PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND THE CYCLE OF REFORM; Part II GOVERNANCE AND INTERORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO DELIVER PUBLIC SERVICES

8 THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: PARTNERSHIP ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND SUCCESS FACTORS9 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES; 10 INTRODUCING THE THEORY OF COLLABORATIVE ADVANTAGE; 11 RELATIONSHIP MARKETING, RELATIONAL CAPITAL AND THE GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERY; 12 LEADING ACROSS FRONTIERS: HOW VISIONARY LEADERS INTEGRATE PEOPLE, PROCESSES, STRUCTURES AND RESOURCES; 13 PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND THE THIRD SECTOR: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CO-PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION?; Part III GOVERNANCE OF CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS

14 GOVERNANCE, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT15 GOVERNANCE OF OUTSOURCING AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS; 16 THE GOVERNANCE OF CONTRACTING RELATIONSHIPS: "KILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE": A third-sector perspective; Part IV GOVERNANCE OF INTERORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS; 17 TRUST IN GOVERNANCE NETWORKS: LOOKING FOR CONDITIONS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND OUTCOMES; 18 IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGERIAL NETWORKING IN THE NEW PUBLIC GOVERNANCE; 19 FROM NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT TO NETWORKED COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE? STRATEGIC LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE NETWORKS IN ENGLAND; Part V GOVERNANCE OF POLICY NETWORKS

20 POLICY NETWORKS: THEORY AND PRACTICE21 POLICY NETWORKS IN PRACTICE: THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL; 22 GOVERNANCE, NETWORKS AND POLICY CHANGE: THE CASE OF CANNABIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 23 CONCLUSIONS: Public governance and public services delivery: a research agenda for the future; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-17326-5

1-135-17327-3

1-282-50357-X

9786612503573

0-203-86168-X

9780203861684

OCLC:

574510372