Public sector management : theory, critique and practice

"Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the publi...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: London 1994
Sage
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19131728124919599009-Public-sector-management-theor.htm
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Summary:"Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services."
Physical Description:X, 306 p.
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