Public Management and Governance
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0415430429
ISBN 13
9780415430425
Category
Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Routledge, United Kingdom
Pages
374p.
Subject
Public Administration
Abstract
The second edition of Public Management and Governance examines key issues in efficient management and good quality service in the public sector. It further looks at the ways in which the process of governing needs to be altered fundamentally to remain legitimate and to make the most of society's many resources. The key themes include: challenges and pressures facing modern governments world; the changing role of the public sector in the mixed economy of provision; and governance issues such as ethics, equalities, and citizen engagement. This new edition has an increased international scope and includes new chapters on partnership working, agency and decentralized management, process management and human resource management.
Description
Includes illustrations, bibliography, index
Number of Copies
18
