"In this book Eileen Milner introduces the reader to the concepts of information and knowledge and explores a variety of tools and techniques which may be usefully adopted in actively managing and developing these resources. Wherever possible, real-life public sector cases and e…
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Research study presenting an economic theory to describe the behaviour of private sector and public sector bureaucracys - gives economic analysis of competition; covers entrepreneurship, monopolys, and management attitudes; draws parallels between government and business regardi…
Provides a perspective in management of both human resource systems and their employees in public sector settings. Addresses the foundational policies and practices required in today's human resource systems and focuses on the significant changes facing local governments, especi…
This is a fascinating, rich and comprehensive analytical account of the causes and consequences of austerity measures affecting the public sector in terms of pay and employment. The editors have assembled a broad array of contributions that really reflect the diversity within Eu…
Sect. 1. Introduction -- Sect. 2. Definitions, issues, benefits and concerns -- Sect. 3. The BPiPG's model for partnering -- Sect. 4. Overall conclusions and recommendations -- Sect. 5. Recommendations for further work and investigation.
Monograph surveying the functions and role of the public sector employment service in the UK - reviews employment policy trends since 1945 with regard to employment service provision, and covers employment services for special groups (incl. Disabled workers, young workers), voca…
This volume examines recent changes in central governmental administration in contemporary democracies by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. It studies and explains how New Public Management (NPM) and post-NPM reforms affect the organizational proliferation and …
"The main thesis of the book is that the welfare state cannot have a sustainable future, given the overburdened state budget, unless it is managed by a strategic planning process. The book deals, moreover, with the new emergence of a nonprofit private sector that feeds a kind of…
All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair. Health care costs too much and delivers too little. Budgets bleed red ink as the cost of services citizens want ou…