Public management and governance
- 4th
- New York Routledge 2024
- xxi, 411 p.
Table of contetn: Notes on contributors
Foreword
Part I From Public Management to Governance
Understanding public management and governance Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler
The changing context of public policy: local, national and international trends Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler
The changing role of public spending Peter M. Jackson
Public sector reforms across OECD countries Edwin Lau and Nick Manning
Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries George Larbi
Behavioural approaches to public management and governance Janne Kalucza and Caroline Fischer
Part II Public Management
Strategic management and marketing in public service organizations Tony Bovaird
Contracting and partnering for public services Carsten Greve and Andrew Erridge
Conceptual revolutions in public financial management Jim Chan and M.A. Zhiming
Human resource management in public service organisations Adrian Ritz and Eva Knies
Public services and management in the digital age Veiko Lember and Joep Crompvoets
Performance measurement and management in public sector organizations Geert Bouckaert and Wouter van Dooren
Process and quality management in public service organizations Kuno Schedler and Utz Helmuth
Regulatory inspection and public audit Slobodan Tomic
Part III Public Governance
Public governance for public value Elke Loeffler
Partnership working across public and private sectors Tony Bovaird and Erik-Hans Klijn
Management at ‘arm’s length’: executive agencies and public bodies Sandra van Thiel
Managing ‘wicked problems’ through complex adaptive governance networks Chris Koliba and Joop Koppenjan
Innovation in public governance and management Jacob Torfing
E-governance: concept, practice and ethics Arman Behrooz and Albert Meijer
Understanding public leadership Jean Hartley
Citizen engagement Elke Loeffler and Steve Martin
Co-production of public services and outcomes Elke Loeffler
Managing risk and resilience in the public domain Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler
Transparency in government Alisdair Roberts
Changing equalities: politics, policies and practice Rachel Ashworth
Ethical considerations in the public sector: What is acceptable behaviour? Howard Davis, Suzanne Piotrowski and Lois Warner
Evidence-informed policy and practice Annette Boaz and Sandra Nutley Part IV … and finally
Public management and governance: the future? Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler Index [https://www.routledge.com/Public-Management-and-Governance/Bovaird-Loeffler/p/book/9781032232591]
Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance:
Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries Risk and resilience Innovation in public management and governance Digital public management Digital public governance Behavioural approaches to public policy Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.