Numerous administrative reforms during the past several decades, reffered to as the "New Public Management", have altered government in a number of fundamental ways. These changes have, in turn, produced the need for even greater change if the public sector is to be capable of g…
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The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The eagerly-awaited new edition of this seminal international handbook continues to provide a complete review and guide to …
Funded by taxation, public spending cannot be separated from politics and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is always high on the political and policy agenda. Accounting, accountability, governance and auditing are essential ingredients in evaluating public sector performanc…
Handbook of public administration
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Critically reflecting on the utility of scholarly theory and the extent to which government practices inform the development of this theory, this text provides a selection of 30 original articles from the 'Handbook of Public Administration'
"Governance of Public Sector Organizations examines recent changes in central governmental administration in contemporary democracies by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. There is a considerable need for such knowledge in a period when governments are constantl…
This book explores the emergence of new forms, sites & practices of publicness & the implications for public services. It examines the remaking of the public in the context of new formations of the nation, where issues of migration, diversity & faith challenge traditional forms …
Comparative public administration
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This work provides an introduction to the system of public administration and management in a number of important liberal democracies. It examines the extent to which politicians and public opinion can influence bureaucracies in various countries, and explores the role of public…
Democracy and public administration
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The true measure of the practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society. This introductory text links the practice of public administration to the core concepts of American democracy. It covers the nuts and bolts of public adminis…
Introduction : design management & the creative economy -- Design research : framing the design problem & identifying design opportunities -- Incorporating design thinking into the organisational dna -- Strategig design management : developing the design strategy -- Understandin…
"Research Methods in Public Administration and Public Management represents a comprehensive guide to doing and using research in public management and administration. [... It covers] a wide variety of research strategies including among others: action research, hypotheses, sampl…
"As digital media becomes more omnipresent in our lives, it becomes ever more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process--from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard seeks to determine …