by Alan Lawton (Author), Alan Lawton (Author), David McKevitt (Author)
Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services. Public Sector Management is a Course Reader for The Open University course B887 Managing Public Services.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 15 Mar 1994
ISBN 10: 0803977131
ISBN 13: 9780803977136