Contesting Public Sector Reforms: Critical Perspectives, International Debates
. Ed(S): Wood, Geoffrey E.; James, P; Roper, Ian; Dibben, Pauline
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paperback. Editor(s): Wood, Geoffrey E.; James, P; Roper, Ian; Dibben, Pauline. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This edited volume provides a critical and international analysis of the public sector through theoretical debates, empirical issues and regional studies. It begins by reassessing the public choice theoretical paradigm, the implications of New Public Management, the current crisis of democracy and ways of mediating market pressures. It then investigates recent developments in ethics, service provision, industrial relations and the nature of work, before examining critical issues in countries and regions from both the developed and developing world, and reflecting on the way forward.
This edited volume provides a critical and international analysis of the public sector through theoretical debates, empirical issues and regional studies. It begins by reassessing the public choice theoretical paradigm, the implications of New Public Management, the current crisis of democracy and ways of mediating market pressures. It then investigates recent developments in ethics, service provision, industrial relations and the nature of work, before examining critical issues in countries and regions from both the developed and developing world, and reflecting on the way forward.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349722150
SKU
V9781349722150
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Wood, Geoffrey E.; James, P; Roper, Ian; Dibben, Pauline
BRUCE BAKER Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the African Studies Centre at Coventry University, UK PATRICK BOND Political Economist and Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand Graduate School of Public and Development Management in Johannesburg, South Africa ROBERT GREGORY Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand JENNY HARROW Professor ... Read more
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