Public Sector Management

Public Sector Management

by NormanFlynn (Author), Alberto Asquer (Author), NormanFlynn (Author), Alberto Asquer (Author)

Synopsis

The seventh edition of the bestselling Public Sector Management is a rich and insightful description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government.

NEW to the seventh edition:

  • Now set in an international context with comparative global examples throughout
  • Three new chapters covering: strategy and planning in the public sector; transparency, accountability and ethics; and non-profit management, including the role of social enterprise and the voluntary sector
  • Examines the impact of the continuing financial crisis on public spending
  • An updated companion website with tutorial videos, free access to full-text journal articles, policy documents, links to useful websites and social media resources: https://study.sagepub.com/flynn7

Public Sector Management is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector management as part of a business, management or politics degree.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Seventh
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 19 Dec 2016

ISBN 10: 1473925185
ISBN 13: 9781473925182

Author Bio
Norman Flynn was the Director of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS, University of London. He was previously been Chair Professor of Public Sector Management at City University of Hong Kong and held academic posts at London School of Economics, London Business School and the University of Birmingham. He has written about public sector management in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, public sector reform in developing countries and about the relationship between business government and society in Asia. Recent books include Public Sector Reform: An Introduction (European Commission); Public Sector Management (Sage, London); The Market and Social Policy in China (edited with Linda Wong) (Palgrave Macmillan); Miracle to Meltdown in Asia: Business, Government and Society (Oxford University Press) (last two both translated in Chinese), and (with Franz Strehl) Public Sector Management in Europe (Pearson). Further publications are listed on his website: www.normanflynn.me.uk He has training experience in Slovenia, China, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Georgia, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Scotland. Alberto Asquer is Lecturer of Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London, where he act as director of the Public Policy and Management and Public Financial Management programmes. He also acts as director of the SOAS Centre for Water and Development. His background studies include an MSc and a PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research interests are in the areas of public management, public financial management, and regulation of infrastructure and utilities.