Public Management

by Greener, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780230353992
• ISBN10: 0230353991
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-11
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Taking a critical approach, it examines the key concepts and ideas of public management. Comparative case studies introduce students to public management ideas from the US, the UK, and Europe. The new edition is fully updated to reflect the financial crisis at its impact on the way public services are now being reformed across the world.

Author Biography

IAN GREENER is a professor and Deputy Head of School for Postgraduate Training and Research in the School of Applied Social Sciences, as well as co-ordinating research methods teaching the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. He is also an Assistant Director of the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham, UK.

Table of Contents

"This is a refreshing and contemporary text: it discusses current public services in the light of major recent developments (after the financial crisis), is broadly embedded in the academic and social science literatures and covers a lot of ground well. I found it an intelligent and illuminating discussion of the current state of play in public services management." - Ewan Ferlie, Professor of Public Services Management, Department of Management, King's College London, UK

Reviews of first edition:

"...this is a very valuable book. Ian Greener has tackled the difficult task of writing a text on public management which is both accessible and critical and he has succeeded admirably." - The Journal of Social Policy

"Greener's book will be invaluable reading for anyone seeking a grounding in the key ideas and issues concerning public management, whether they are a researcher, student, or a manager in a public sector organization." - Management Learning