The Oxford Handbook of Public Management (Oxford Handbooks)

Brings together international scholars to comment on key issues in Public Management. The chapters in this book include overviews, exploration of particular thematic areas and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology and economics. It is aimed at advanced students, researchers and others. The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/ some advocate the use of more managerialist approaches; while others see managerialism as undermining democratic institutions. New roles have arisen, such as programme evaluation, management consulting, and reliance on NGOs and partnerships, which require new assessments. There is an intensified need for an analysis of contemporary public sector organisations, which are changing rapidly before our eyes. It is thus time for an authoritative treatment of the major trends in public management, embracing both their intended and unintended consequences. This Handbook brings together leading international scholars to comment on key current issues. The individual chapters include broad overviews, in depth explorations of particular thematic areas and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology and economics. The authors have space to develop their distinctive arguments. The editors provide an overall concluding chapter. The Handbook combines scholarly rigour, engaging writing and high policy relevance. It will be invaluable to advanced students, researchers and reflective public sector practitioners. About the Series Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management bring together the world's leading scholars on the subject to discuss current research and the latest thinking in a range of interrelated topics including Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, International Business, and many others. Containing completely new essays with extensive referencing to further reading and key ideas, the volumes, in hardback or paperback, serve as both a thorough introduction to a topic and a useful desk reference for scholars and advanced students alike. Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes List of Contributors Introductory Remarks SECTION 1: BASIC FRAMEWORKS 1. Public Management: The Word, the Movement, the Science 2. Public Management: A Concise History of the Field 3. Bureaucracy in the Twenty-First Century 4. Public and Private Management Compared 5. Public Management, Democracy, and Politics SECTION 2: THEORETICAL AND DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 6. Law and Public Administration 7. Public Management as Ethics 8. Public Accountability 9. Economic Perspectives on Public Organizations 10. Postmodern Public Administration 11. Networks and Inter-organizational Management: Challenging, Steering, Evaluation, and the Role of Public Actors in Public Management 12. Whatever Happened to Public Administration? Governance, Governance Everywhere 13. Virtual Organizations 14. The Theory of the Audit Explosion SECTION 3: EXPLORING CURRENT PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT THEMES 15. Public–Private Partnerships and Hybridity 16. Decentralization 17. E-Government: A Challenge for Public Management 18. Professionals in Public Services Organizations: Implications for Public Sector ‘‘Reforming’’ 19. Rethinking Leadership in Public Organizations 20. Organizational Cultures in the Public Services 21. Performance Management SECTION 4: FUNCTIONAL AREAS 22. Striving for Balance: Reforms in Human Resource Management 23. Public Service Quality Improvement 24. Budget and Accounting Reforms 25. NGOs and Contracting 26. Evaluation and Public Management SECTION 5: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS 27. International Public Management 28. Management Consultancy 29. Change and Continuity in the Continental Tradition of Public Management 30. Afterword Author Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/management: some advocate the use of more managerialist approaches; while others see managerialism as undermining democratic institutions. New roles have arisen, such as programme evaluation, management consulting, and reliance on NGOs and partnerships, which require new assessments. There is an intensified need for an analysis of contemporary public sector organisations, which are changing rapidly before our eyes. It is thus time for an authoritative treatment of the major trends in public management, embracing both their intended and unintended consequences. This Handbook brings together leading international scholars to comment on key current issues. The individual chapters include broad overviews, in depth explorations of particular thematic areas, and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology, and economics. The authors have space to develop their distinctive arguments. The editors provide an overall concluding chapter. The Handbook combines scholarly rigour, engaging writing and high policy relevance. It will be invaluable to advanced students, researchers and reflective public sector practitioners.

The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many different countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/management: some advocate the use of more managerialist approaches; while others critique them. New functions have also arisen in the public sector, such as evaluation or management consulting, which require analysis. There is a renewed need for an analysis of contemporary public sector organizations, which are changing rapidly before our eyes. This it is time for an authoritative assessment of the major trends in public management, embracing both their intended and unintended effects. This handbook brings together leading international scholars to comment on key current issues. The individual chapters include a mix of broad overviews, in depth exploration of particular thematic areas and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology, and economics. The authors have been given sufficient space to develop their distinctive arguments. The editors provide an overall concluding chapter. The Handbook combines scholarly rigor, engaging writing from senior authors and high policy relevance. It will be relevant to advanced students, researchers and reflective public sector practitioners.

The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world and in the last thirty years there have been major shifts in approaches to its management. This text identifies the trends in public management and the effects these have had, as well as providing a broad overview to each topic Edited By Ewan Ferlie, Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., And Christopher Pollitt. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.