| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 505 pages) : illustrations |
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Ashgate research companion |
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Ashgate research companion.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I NPM Processes: Driving Forces; 2 Basic NPM Ideas and their Development; 3 The Political-Administrative Design of NPM; 4 The Relevance of Culture for NPM; 5 New Public Organisations: A Revivalist Movement; Part II Convergence and Divergence among Countries; 6 NPM in Anglo-Saxon Countries; 7 Public Management Reform in Continental Europe: National Distinctiveness; 8 NPM in Scandinavia; 9 NPM in Asian Countries; Part III Sector Studies |
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10 Healthcare States and Medical Professions: The Challenges from NPM11 NPM, Network Governance and the University as a Changing Professional Organization; 12 NPM Ideas and Social Welfare Administration; 13 Utility Regulation and NPM; Part IV NPM Features; 14 Structural Devolution to Agencies; 15 Managing Performance and Auditing Performance; 16 Managerialism and Models of Management; 17 Privatization; 18 A Transformative Perspective on Public-Private Partnerships; Part V Effects and Implications of NPM; 19 NPM and the Search for Efficiency; 20 Unions, Corporatist Participation and NPM |
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21 NPM: Restoring the Public Trust through Creating Distrust?22 Scientization; 23 An Aftermath of NPM: Regained Relevance of Public Values and Public Service Motivation; 24 Serving the Public? Users, Consumers and the Limits of NPM; 25 Responses to NPM: From Input Democracy to Output Democracy; 26 Normativity and NPM: A Need for Some Theoretical Coherence; Part VI NPM and Beyond; 27 Beyond NPM? Some Development Features; 28 Reinventing Weber: The Role of Institutions in Creating Social Trust; 29 Public Governance and Public Services: A 'Brave New World' or New Wine in Old Bottles?; References |
| Summary |
A comprehensive, up-to-the-moment review of the New Public Management movement, the driving forces behind its reform and its various trajectories and special features. The Companion offers a refreshing analysis of key issues, and is essential reading for students, and anyone with an interest in modern administrative reform |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Public administration.
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Public administration -- Cross-cultural studies
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Civil service reform.
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Civil service reform -- Cross-cultural studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Executive Branch.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Civil service reform
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Public administration
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Förvaltning.
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Administration -- offentlig.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Christensen, Tom, 1949-
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Lægreid, Per.
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| ISBN |
9780754695707 |
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0754695700 |
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9781315613321 |
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1315613328 |
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1282907085 |
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9781282907089 |
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