The Public Sector : Concepts, Models and Approaches.
Title:
The Public Sector : Concepts, Models and Approaches.
Author:
Lane, Jan-Erik.
ISBN:
9780857026484
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (368 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction - Public Institutions and Interests -- 1 - Demarcation of the Public Sector -- 2 - Concepts of Bureaucracy -- 3 - Public Policy Models -- 4 - Implementation Models -- 5 - Models of Public Regulation -- 6 - The Logic of Public Sector Reform -- 7 - Public Management, Leadership and Privatization -- 8 - The Management State Versus the Administrative State -- 9 - The Public Choice Approach -- 10 - The New Institutionalism -- 11 - Efficiency, Effectiveness and Evaluation -- 12 - Institutions and Efficiency in the Public Sector -- 13 - Ethics and Normative Policy Models -- 14 - New Public Management -- Conclusion - What are the Policy Sciences? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
The Third Edition of this successful textbook introduces students to the major concepts, models, and approaches surrounding the public sector. Now fully updated to include coverage of the New Public Management (NPM), The Public Sector is the most comprehensive textbook on theories of public policy and public administration. The Public Sector is introduced within a three-part framework: public resource allocation, redistribution and regulation. Jan-Erik Lane explains the basic concepts of each of these broad areas, and goes on to examine their consequences for various approaches to the making and implementation of public policy. The book explores models of management, effectiveness and.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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