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Public Management Reform
A Comparative Analysis
Second Edition
Christopher Pollitt and Geert Bouckaert
362 pages
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numerous tables and figures
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246x189mm
978-0-19-926849-8
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Paperback
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27 May 2004
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- Extended geographical coverage
- Expanded treatments of the European Commission, the concept of 'organizational culture', the role of law and legal systems, and the role of information and communication technolgies.
- Updated empirical data and references to academic literature
- Development of theoretical framework
- Companion website provides supplementary material for lecturers and students
New to this edition - Two new country files.
- New Appendix on the economics and socio-demographic context of reform.
- Updated empirical data and references to academic literature
- Expanded treatments of the European Commission, the concept of 'organizational culture', the role of law and legal systems, and the role of information and communication technolgies.
- Companion website provides supplementary material for lecturers and students
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.Readership: Academics and postgraduate students in public management, public administration, and politics. Senior public officials in ministries, executive agencies, audit offices, and international organizations.
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Christopher Pollitt, Professor of Public Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, and Geert Bouckaert, Professor of Public Management and Director of the Public Management Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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Review(s) from previous edition
"'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
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Introduction
1: The Nature of Public Management Reform
2: Problems and Responses: A Model of Public Management Reform
3: Many Houses: Types of Politico-Administrative Regimes
4: Trajectories of Modernization and Reform
5: Results: Through a Glass Darkly
6: Politics and Management
7: Trade-offs, Balances, Limits, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes
8: Reflections: Management and Governance
Appendix A: The Economic and Socio-Demographic Context of Reform
Appendix B: Country Files
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