Public Sector Management: Theory, Critique and Practice (Published in association with The Open University)

Public Sector Management: Theory, Critique and Practice (Published in association with The Open University)

by Alan Lawton (Author), Alan Lawton (Author), David McKevitt (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 15 Mar 1994

ISBN 10: 0803977131
ISBN 13: 9780803977136