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020			_a9780199226443
040			_aAIS _dAIS
100			_aEwan Ferlie
100			_aChristopher Pollitt
100			_aLaurence E. Lynn, JR.
245			_aThe Oxford Handbook of Public Management
082			_a351
250			_a1st
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bOxford University Press _c2005
520			_aThe public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/management: some advocate the use of more managerialist approaches; while others see managerialism as undermining democratic institutions. New roles have arisen, such as programme evaluation, management consulting, and reliance on NGOs and partnerships, which require new assessments. There is an intensified need for an analysis of contemporary public sector organisations, which are changing rapidly before our eyes. It is thus time for an authoritative treatment of the major trends in public management, embracing both their intended and unintended consequences. This Handbook brings together leading international scholars to comment on key current issues. The individual chapters include broad overviews, in depth explorations of particular thematic areas and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology and economics. The authors have space to develop their distinctive arguments. The editors provide an overall concluding chapter. The Handbook combines scholarly rigour, engaging writing and high policy relevance. It will be invaluable to advanced students, researchers and reflective public sector practitioners.
655			_aNonfiction
655			_aManagement
650			_aGlobal Business Dynamics (BIN2043-N)
440			_aOxford Handbooks in Business & Management
999			_c58839 _d58839