Public Management and Governance

Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field.

Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance:

• Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries
• Risk and resilience
• Innovation in public management and governance
• Digital public management
• Digital public governance

• Behavioural approaches to public policy Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.

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Tony Bovaird is Emeritus Professor of Public Management and Policy at the University of Birmingham and Chief Executive of Governance International. He has published widely in strategic management, public policy evaluation, and public services management.

Elke Loeffler is Senior Lecturer and Director of Strategic Partnerships (CPRL) at the Open University and Director of Governance International. She has published widely in public governance, quality management in the public sector and user and community co-production of public services.

Klappentext

Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance: Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries Risk and resilience Innovation in public management and governance Digital public management Digital public governance Behavioural approaches to public policy Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.

Zusammenfassung

Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance:

• Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries
• Risk and resilience
• Innovation in public management and governance
• Digital public management
• Digital public governance

• Behavioural approaches to public policy Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes on contributors

Foreword

Part I From Public Management to Governance

1. Understanding public management and governance * Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler*

2. The changing context of public policy: local, national and international trends
   Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler

3. The changing role of public spending
   Peter M. Jackson

4. Public sector reforms across OECD countries
   Edwin Lau and Nick Manning

5. Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries
   George Larbi

6. Behavioural approaches to public management and governance Janne Kalucza and Caroline Fischer ** Part II Public Management

7. Strategic management and marketing in public service organizations
   Tony Bovaird

8. Contracting and partnering for public services
   Carsten Greve and Andrew Erridge

9. Conceptual revolutions in public financial management
   Jim Chan and M.A. Zhiming

10. Human resource management in public service organisations
    Adrian Ritz and Eva Knies

11. Public services and management in the digital age
    Veiko Lember and Joep Crompvoets

12. Performance measurement and management in public sector organizations
    Geert Bouckaert and Wouter van Dooren

13. Process and quality management in public service organizations
    Kuno Schedler and Utz Helmuth

14. Regulatory inspection and public audit
    Slobodan Tomic ****

    Part III Public Governance

15. Public governance for public value
    Elke Loeffler

16. Partnership working across public and private sectors
    Tony Bovaird and Erik-Hans Klijn

17. Management at 'arm's length': executive agencies and public bodies
    Sandra van Thiel

18. Managing 'wicked problems' through complex adaptive governance networksChris Koliba and Joop Koppenjan

19. Innovation in public governance and management ** Jacob Torfing

20. E-governance: concept, practice and ethics
    Arman Behrooz and Albert Meijer

21. Understanding public leadership
    Jean Hartley

22. Citizen engagement
    Elke Loeffler and Steve Martin

23. Co-production of public services and outcomes
    Elke Loeffler

24. Managing risk and resilience in the public domain ** Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler

25. Transparency in government
    Alisdair Roberts

26. Changing equalities: politics, policies and practice
    Rachel Ashworth

27. Ethical considerations in the public sector: What is acceptable behaviour?
    Howard Davis, Suzanne Piotrowski and Lois Warner

28. Evidence-informed policy and practiceAnnette Boaz and Sandra Nutley **** Part IV ... and finally

29. Public management and governance: the future?
    Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler
    Index