Harnessing Complexity for Better Outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services / Max French, [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Max, author.

Hesselgreaves, Hannah, author.

Lowe, Toby, author.

Wilson, Rob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Municipal services--Management.

Municipal services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, United Kingdom : Policy Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Building on research in public health, social epidemiology and the social determinants of health, this book presents complexity theory as an alternative basis for an outcome-oriented public management praxis.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Rationalism: A Failed Logic for Public Service Reform?

3. The Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation

4. Complexity as a Service Reform Trajectory: Dynamic Capabilities for Better Public Service Outcomes

5. Human Learning Systems: A New Trajectory in Public Service Reform?

6. Learning Partnerships: Relevant Research for a Complex World

7. Harnessing Complexity for Better Social Outcomes: A Reform and Research Agenda.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4473-6413-9

OCLC:

1374578038