PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORM:A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS-NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Since its publication in 2000, "Public management reform" has established itself as the standard text in the field, presenting a comparative analysis of recent changes in public management and public administration in a range of countries in Europe, North America, and Australasia. This third edition has been completely rewritten to incorporate a mass of recent empirical data and to introduce a new theoretical and conceptual framework by identifying three leading visions of reform. Chapters analyse key debates, the process of change, different national systems and trajectories, results, political factors, and paradoxes and trade-offs in an integrated volume. Covering reforms over a thirty-year period (1980-2010), the book offers a detailed and structured comparison of twelve countries and the EU Commission by means of an unparalleled synthesis of evidence and sources. Extensive factual appendices provide an invaluable resource for students 1. Comparative Public Management Reform : An Introduction To The Key Debates -- 2. Problems And Responses : A Model Of Public Management Reform -- 3. Many Houses : Types Of Politico-administrative Regime -- 4. Trajectories Of Modernization And Reform -- 5. Results: Through A Glass Darkly -- 6. Politics And Management -- 7. Trade-offs, Balances, Limits, Dilemmas, Contradictions, And Paradoxes -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix A: The Socio-economic Context -- Appendix B: Country Files And Tables Of Events -- Australia -- Belgium -- Canada -- The European Commission -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Sweden -- United Kingdom -- United States Of America. Christopher Pollitt And Geert Bouckaert. Previous Ed.: 2004. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [332]-358) And Index. The third edition of this widely-used and established standard text on public management reform in the developed world has been completely revised to give up-to-date analysis of trends and debates across 12 countries and the…