Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis - Softcover

Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199268495 ISBN 13: 9780199268498

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2004

Synopsis

Presents an analysis of changes in Public Management in twelve countries. This book deals with the role of law and legal systems, and the role of information and communication technologies. It contains data and references to academic literature.

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Review

"What a wonderfully well-crafted work this is, the best thing available on public management"--Professor Laurence E. Lynn Jr., George Bush Chair and Professor of Public Affairs, Texas A&M University, "This is a rich and informative book which any researcher, lecturer, or student in the field of public management or administration will want to use."--Political Studies.

Synopsis

Since its publication in 2000, Public Management Reform has established itself as the standard text in the field, presenting a comparative analysis of recent changes in Public Management and Public Administration in a range of countries in Europe, North America, and Australasia. This completely rewritten second edition radically expands, develops, and updates the original. Two countries have been added to the comparison (making twelve countries in all) and a much fuller treatment has been provided of the European Commission (including a commentary on the recent reforms led by Vice-President Kinnock). Empirical data has been brought up to date, so as to cover many key developments of the last few years. The theoretical framework of the book has been further developed, including a challenging new interpretation of the trends in continental Europe, which are seen here as markedly different from the Anglo-American style 'New Public Management'. This second edition provides an unparalleled synthesis of developments in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, the USA, and the European Commission.It is organized in an integrated format, within an overall theoretical framework that identifies the main pressures for, and trajectories of, change.

It includes a multi-dimensional analysis of the results of reform, and a chapter reflecting on the dynamic relationship between management reform and politics. Extensive appendices provide an invaluable information resource for students.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0199268495
• ISBN 13: 9780199268498
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 362