Public Management

This volume is a study of regulation in context: in the context of the public policy it is designed to deliver; the law that enables, shapes and holds it to account; and the evolving societal and institutional frameworks within which it takes place...

This book presents an engaging discussion around hybrid organisations, highlighting them as important and fascinating examples of modern institutional diversity. The authors put forward a clear analytical framework for understanding hybrid governance, looking at strategy and performance management...

In this report, written for civil servants and their advisors, Gloria Evans presents information on how to implement the translation of government services and information on to the Internet...

The Government's e-envoy promised in a recent FT article that 'public services will be on-line by 2005 target'. By the end of 2002 taking these services online will have cost £3 billion. The task involved is huge, both in terms of human and IT resources. Implementing e-Government is a 'must-have' g..

Improving the Quality of East and West European Public Services..

This book offers major new insights on how structures, networks and leadership in city governments shape the social innovation capacity of cities. It provides ground-breaking analyses of how governance structures and local socio-economic challenges, are related to the innovations introduced by these..

In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational environments, and the expectations of shareholders, innovation is now an important common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service organizations. This book contributes towards the discussion of PSO innovation throu..

In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational environments, and the expectations of shareholders, innovation is now an important common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service organizations. This book contributes towards the discussion of PSO innovation throu..

Key Determinants of National Development addresses a suite of critical themes regarded by development experts to be germane in considering the pertinence of policies and their effective execution. These seven general thematic areas are explored: ¢ Leadership, governance, policy and strategy ¢ P..

This edited volume addresses the matter of institutionalization, highlighting the difficulties associated with establishing stability and a shared understanding of the roles and rules among citizens, local politicians and administrators in participatory arrangements...

With contributions from renowned scholars and practitioners, and using case studies from developed and developing countries from around the world, this research-based edited collection examines the rationales for current roles of the Public Accounts Committees (PAC) and explores the links between PA..

This key text equips the reader with the fundamental knowledge and the essential ability required to critically analyze the key theoretical, conceptual and operational approaches to the development and management of public policy...