Ian Greener

Public Management

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking a critical approach, it examines the key concepts and ideas of public management. Comparative case studies introduce students to public management ideas from the US, the UK, and Europe. The new edition is fully updated to reflect the financial crisis and its impact on the way public services are now being reformed across the world.

Produktdetails

• Management, Work and Organisations
• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9780230353992
• ISBN-10: 0230353991
• Artikelnr.: 35898405

Autorenporträt

Ian Greener

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT.- Public and Private Management.- Public Services After the Financial Crisis.- The Role of the State in Public Services.- Changing Ideas about Public Management.- PART II: ORGANISATIONAL IDEAS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT UNDER CHALLENGE.- Paying for Public Services.- The Use of Markets in the Public Sector.- The Role of Users in Public Services.- PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT.- Managing Performance in a Time of Austerity.- Professionals in Public Management.- PART IV: CONCLUSION.- Putting it all Together: Managing Contradictions in Public Management.