Bringing together diverse international viewpoints, this title serves as a source of information on reforming government administration. It provides case studies and analyses of reform campaigns in three European Union nations, in selected nations that have joined or are plannin…
"The field of public administration currently lacks sufficient resources for understanding the rationale, implications, and inherent practices of reforming government administration around the world. The Handbook of Administrative Reform satisfies this need by bringing together …
Grappling with ethical issues is a daily challenge for those working in organizations that deliver public services. Such services are delivered through an often bewildering range of agencies and amidst this constant change, there are fears that a public service ethos, a traditio…
"In times of rising expectations and decreasing resources for the public sector, performance management is high on the agenda. Increasingly, the value of the performance management systems themselves is under scrutiny, with more attention being paid to the effectiveness of perfo…
Ethics in Public Policy and Management: A global research companion showcases the latest research from established and newly emerging scholars in the fields of public management and ethics. This collection examines the profound changes of the last 25 years, including the rise of…
Ethics-in all its exemplary and exhausting forms-matters. It deals with the most gripping question in public life: "What is the right thing to do?" Now in a thoroughly revised second edition, Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities introduces readers…
Das Buch trägt zur Neubelebung einer Soziologie der öffentlichen Verwaltung bei und lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit auf eine Arbeitswelt mit eminenter Bedeutung für Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Kathrin Englert stellt die Frage nach dem Wandel im Amt neu, nämlich als Frage der An…
States at Work explores the mundane practices of state-making in Africa by focussing on the daily functioning of public services and the practices of civil servants.
