Organizing for Coordination in the Public Sector: Practices and Lessons from 12 European Countries (Public Sector Organizations)

This collection focuses on public sector coordination, key aspect of governments' have sought to tackle contemporary policy challenges. By guiding the reader through 20 case studies of novel coordination instruments from 12 countries, the compendium gives valuable lessons for achieving better coordination of public policies. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Emerging Coordination Practices in European Public Management....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Coordinating Emergency Medical Service in Estonia....Pages 21-31 Consolidation of Support Services in Estonia....Pages 32-42 The Establishment of the Estonian Top Civil Service Development System....Pages 43-53 Shared Services in Ireland....Pages 54-65 Coordinating for Crisis Management in Norway after the Terrorist Attack in 2011....Pages 66-77 One-Stop-Shops for Social Welfare: The NAV Office in Norway....Pages 78-90 Coordination in UK Central Government....Pages 91-102 Local Service Boards in Wales....Pages 103-113 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 A Cross-Cutting Program for Coherence: Flanders in Action....Pages 117-128 Coordinating Integrated Youth Care across Sectors....Pages 129-140 Coordination Practices in German Employment Services: The Case of Jobcenters....Pages 141-152 Inter-Ministerial Coordination in Germany: A Working Group in Climate Policy....Pages 153-162 Coordinating Internal Security Policy in Germany....Pages 163-172 Managing Local Intervention Teams in Rotterdam....Pages 173-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Coordinating Care in the Italian Region of Lombardy....Pages 187-198 The Spanish Agency for the Evaluation of Public Policies....Pages 199-209 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Enhancing Coordination through E-government in the Czech Republic....Pages 213-224 Coordination Practices in Hungary: The Case of Széll Kálmán Working Group....Pages 225-236 ‘Government Windows’: One-Stop Shops for Administrative Services in Hungary....Pages 237-247 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Coordinating Healthcare under the Pluralistic Health Insurance....Pages 248-259 Front Matter....Pages 261-261 Lessons Learned and Policy Implications....Pages 263-277 Back Matter....Pages 279-283 "New coordination practices have emerged across European public sectors in order to cope with complex societal challenges. Governments struggle to handle challenging policy problems that escape simple solutions and transcend the borders of organizations, administrative levels and ministerial areas. Public sector coordination has become one of the key aspects of governments' policy capacity. This important collection is comprised of 20 European case studies; it offers valuable insights into public sector coordination and points to important lessons for devising and implementing new coordination instruments. It is essential reading for public sector practitioners as well as students and scholars of public administration and policy"--