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020 _a9781446252833
020 _a9781446252895
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100 1 _aPeters, B. Guy,
245 1 4 _aThe next public administration :
260 _aUK
_bSAGE
_c2018
300 _a181 pages :
_billustrations ;
505 0 _aPublic administration in democratic governance -- Management and administration -- Bureaucrats versus service providers: personnel in the public sector -- Neutrality versus responsiveness -- Fragmentation versus strategy -- Simplicity versus complexity: programs and implementation -- Rationality versus routine: how do public organizations make decisions? -- Autonomy versus integration -- Rationality versus incrementalism: funding public organizations -- Authority versus democracy -- Conclusions: the new public administration.
520 _aCritically reviewing the modernization of public management reform, this book explores the past, present and future of public administration. It reasserts public administration as an integral component of democratic governance and fostering a state-citizen relationship. Wide-ranging in scope, The Next Public Administration: extends basic public administration to consider issues associated with management, governance and democracy; covers core public administration concepts and their evolution through time; draws on an international spread of examples, bringing theoretical discussions to life; includes lists of further reading--back cover.
650 0 _aPublic administration.
650 7 _aPublic administration.
700 1 _aPierre, Jon,
942 _cBK
999 _c3864
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