Improving Public Management

Author : Dr Les Metcalfe
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781446230107
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Public Management written by Dr Les Metcalfe and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1990-12-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback in an Enlarged Edition, this volume explores the lessons of one of the most comprehensive attempts to improve public management. Metcalfe and Richards describe and assess Thatcher's Efficiency Strategy as an exercise in improving public management. They explain how the strategy has gone about improving administrative performance by increasing cost-consciousness in the use of resources and creating flexibility for managing change. They analyze major themes such as: decentralization, information systems and budgets as management tools, organization design, and the management of interdepartmental relations.

Author : Christopher Pollitt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191582972
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Management Reform : A Comparative Analysis written by Christopher Pollitt and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major new contribution to a rapidly expanding field, the authors offer an integrated analysis of the wave of management reforms which have swept through so many countries in the last twenty years. The reform trajectories of ten countries are compared, and key differences of approach discussed. Unlike some previous works, this volume affords balanced coverage to the 'New Public Management' (NPM) and the 'non-NPM' or 'reluctant NPM' countries, since it covers Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Unusually, it also includes a preliminary analysis of attempts to improve management within the European Commission.

Author : Ellen Doree Rosen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803945739
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Public Sector Productivity written by Ellen Doree Rosen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-07-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume shows how public agencies can be made more efficient and humane, providing practical guidance to enhance both service quality and client satisfaction at local, state and national levels. Examples focus on the issues of quality management, improving service delivery, job reorganization and worker empowerment.

Author : Michael Barzelay
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520224434
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Public Management written by Michael Barzelay and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How policymakers should guide, manage, and oversee public bureaucracies is a question that lies at the heart of contemporary debates about government and public administration. This text calls for public management to become a vibrant field of public policy.

Author : Kjell A Eliassen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1849206465
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Public Management written by Kjell A Eliassen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′A broad-ranging and highly intelligent account of key recent developments internationally which skillfully updates the public management and governance literatures′ - Ewan Ferlie, Royal Holloway ′Public management has been radically changed and reformed... this book gives students a fine introduction to these changes and to the theories dealing with them′ - Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen, University of Aarhus An introduction and guide to the dramatic changes that have occurred in the provision of public services over the last two decades, this book combines theoretical perspectives with a range of case studies from Europe, North America and further afield to explain why, how and with what success liberal democracies have reformed the service role of the state. The book pays close attention to four major dimensions of this transition: " External challenges and opportunties: globalisation and EU integration " Reducing the role of the state: Liberalisation, privatisation, regulation and competition policy " Improving the role of the state: New Public Management, e-Government and beyond " Managing the New Public Sector: organisations, strategy and leadership This text is designed for undergraduate courses in public governance, but it also addresses the core components of MPA programmes - the parameters, tools, principles and theories of public sector reform.

Author : Tony Bovaird
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317435834
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Management and Governance written by Tony Bovaird and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Management and Governance examines the factors which make government critically important and the barriers which often stop it being effective. It questions what it means to have effective policies, efficient management and good quality public services, and it explores how the process of governing could be improved. Key themes include: the challenges and pressures facing governments around the world; the changing role of the public sector in a ‘mixed economy’ of provision; governance issues such as ethics, equalities, transparency and citizen engagement. This revised and updated third edition includes eight new chapters which provide in-depth coverage of key new aspects of public management and governance. It also features a wide selection of international case studies and illuminating examples of how public policy, management and governance can be improved – and what happens when they fail. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading. Public Management and Governance is one of the leading student textbooks in its field, featuring contributions from top international authors and covering a wide range of key topics in depth. It is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government and public policy.

Author : Ellen Doree Rosen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0803945736
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Public Sector Productivity written by Ellen Doree Rosen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-07-22 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume shows how public agencies can be made more efficient and humane, providing practical guidance to enhance both service quality and client satisfaction at local, state and national levels. Examples focus on the issues of quality management, improving service delivery, job reorganization and worker empowerment.

Author : Ole Ingstrup
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773520615
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Three Pillars of Public Management written by Ole Ingstrup and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2000-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written especially for the public sector, but applicable far beyond it, The Three Pillars of Public Management offers government managers insights that, for the first time, speak directly to their situation. Unlike other management books that promote fads and private-sector models or focus on politics, policy, and government-wide reforms, this book offers tangible suggestions to improve public service agencies or individual work sites. Proving that public service excellence is not an oxymoron but an achievable reality, The Three Pillars of Public Management provides a framework, based on the experiences of senior managers and a survey of top-performing public service organizations around the world, for building and sustaining effective public service organizations. The authors find that success in serving the public rests on three pillars: the aim, or mission, of the organization; the character of the people and the institution; and the tools available to achieve the aim. The Three Pillars of Public Management is an important resource for practitioners at all levels of the public service, from central agencies and top national departments to regional, state, or provincial governments and municipalities. With an easy-to-read style, inspiring examples, and a checklist of questions at the end of each chapter the book is a valuable tool for improving the public sector workplace and helping public servants make a difference. The Three Pillars of Public Management makes a significant contribution to the field of public sector management, providing a framework for recognizing and improving effectiveness in public organizations. It clearly fills a gap in the available literature.? Jim McDavid, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria Ole Ingstrup is Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada. He is the co-author of Our Story and the author of numerous articles and reviews. Paul Crookall was senior advisor, Correctional Service of Canada, and is now a consultant in private practice.

Author : Lawrence R. Jones
Publisher : JAI Press Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780762310319
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategies for Public Management Reform written by Lawrence R. Jones and published by JAI Press Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-08-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores public sector reform from a strategic management perspective. The authors whose work is presented in this book examine seven strategies for public management reform. They address the need for and application of various strategies, and impediments to implementation of each strategy. Case analysis is used to derive findings and conclusions.

Author : Jeffrey L. Brudney
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781589012318
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advancing Public Management written by Jeffrey L. Brudney and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-18 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public management involves leading, coordinating, and stimulating public agencies and programs to deliver excellent performance. Research and practice of public management have developed rapidly in recent years, drawing on the fields of public policy, public administration, and business management. In carrying out their crucial roles in shaping what government delivers, public managers today must confront daunting challenges imposed by shifting policy agendas, constrained financial resources combined with with constant public demands for a rich array of public services, and increasing interdependence among public, private, and third-sector institutions and actors. At the same time, these challenges and other developments offer exciting opportunities for improving knowledge and practice in public management, for the benefit of everyone. In this volume, leading scholars contribute advances in the theory, methods, and practice in this burgeoning field. The selections address four key topics:-The nature and impact of public management;-Creative new methods for public management research;-Reform, reinvention, innovation, and change;-New models and frameworks for understanding and improving public management