| Description |
xx, 218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 3 |
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Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 3
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents |
| Summary |
"The volume's substantive focus is on what the author calls "public management policies." These policies are institutional rules that guide, motivate, and control public service organizations. The analytic focus is twofold: explaining change in public management policies through case analysis of policy making - primarily of the best-known exemplars of NPM - and providing a basis for critical discussion of policy issues. Michael Barzelay demonstrates that the methods of policy research illustrated in this book provide an important strategy for moving forward in these two directions." "The book complements Barzelay's now classic study Breaking Through Bureaucracy and formulates a clear agenda for public management designed to build a closer relationship between theory and practice. Calling for public management to become a vibrant field of public policy, this accessibly written book will be essential reading for polimakers as well as those interested in public management, executive government, and institutional reform in public policy."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and indexes |
| Subject |
Public administration.
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| LC no. |
00055168 |
| ISBN |
0520224434 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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