Pathways to Positive Public Administration : An International Perspective / edited by Patrick Lucas [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lucas, Patrick, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Successful public governance.

Successful Public Governance Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"In an era of low trust in government and a pervasive negativity bias, this volume goes against the grain. It examines the foundations, practices and tools of a distinctly positive strand of public administration (PPA). This book asserts that there is a perennial need for social, evidence-based learning on what to aspire to and what works in public administration. Responding to this need, scholars from five continents present research that has been designed to do just that. Employing an array of frameworks and methods, they present studies of high-performing policies and programs and explore what makes them tick and what might be learned from how they were designed and delivered. Taken together, the 27 contributions make a powerful case for the added value of PPA as an intellectual and practical endeavour. Laying out a future agenda for the field, this book is invaluable for students and scholars of public administration and management, public policy, regulation and governance. Theoretically grounded and conceptually innovative, it is also beneficial to policymakers seeking evidence for their belief that when done well, government does make an immensely positive contribution to society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Contributors

Acknowledegements

1. An optimistic state? Pathways to positive public administration

PART I Foundations

2. Positive public administration's long history

3. Beyond the binary: understanding success and failure

4. A configurational approach to positivity: analyzing pathways to success and achievement in public administration

Insight 1 Positivity in public administration: what's love got to do with it?

PART II Practices

Insight 2. Reducing administrative burdens: the case of the US student loan forgiveness website

5. Burkina Faso's surprisingly successful effort to abandon female genital mutilation and cutting

6. Making Indigenous self-government happen in Canada

7. Puerto Rico's independent community aqueducts: service delivery in a complex setting

8. Positive public administration for sustainable development: the crucial role of municipalities in driving success

9. What explains the performance of participatory governance?

10. Improving the public purse: the Kenya Revenue Authority as an example of positive public administration in Africa

11. Delivering immigration services: a case of positive public administration in Kenya

12. Understanding and learning from positive policy interventions in the context of Latin American public administration

13. Pandemic partnerships: politicians, public servants, and the people of Aotearoa New Zealand

14. Positive public administration in developing countries during crises: the case of Covid-19 in Pakistan

15. Bhutan's pandemic response and vaccination campaign: lessons on positive public administration

Insight 3. Disruption, iteration, and policy success: lessons from six US cases

PART III Tools.

16. Transnational approaches to improving public services: the case of the open government partnership

17. The Aarhus Model: countering the global wicked problem of radicalization with local pragmatist collaborations

Insight 4. Leveraging public-private partnerships for positive public administration in South Africa

18. Power to the stakeholders: how co-production turned around a green energy blunder in Ontario, Canada

19. Sensegiving in multicultural contexts: the role of cultural chameleonizing in the implementation of Mauritius's light rail transit system

20. The role of cultural competency in crafting and delivering public services

21. The party politics of policy endurance: parliamentary settlements in Norway, 1980-2021

22. From brown to green: repurposing public procurement

23. All together now: sustainable solid waste management through interlocal collaboration in Mexico

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781803929170

1803929170