Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
About the Book Series
The study and practice of public management has undergone profound changes across the world. Over the last quarter century, we have seen
- the increasing criticism of public administration as the over-arching framework for the provision of public services
- the rise (and critical appraisal) of the ‘New Public Management’ as an emergent paradigm for the provision of public services
- the transformation of the ‘public sector’ into the cross-sectoral provision of public services
- the growth of the governance of inter-organizational relationships as an essential element in the provision of public services
In reality these trends have not so much replaced each other as elided or co-existed together – the public policy process has not gone away as a legitimate topic of study, intra-organizational management continues to be essential to the efficient provision of public services, whist the governance of inter-organizational and inter-sectoral relationships is now essential to the effective provision of these services.
This series is dedicated to presenting and critiquing this important body of theory and empirical study. It will publish books that both explore and evaluate the emergent and developing nature of public administration, management and governance (in theory and practice) and examine the relationship with and contribution to the over-arching disciplines of management and organizational sociology. Books in the series will be of interest to academics and researchers in this field, students undertaking advanced studies, and reflective policy makers and practitioners.
Ethics Management in the Public Service: A Sensory-based Strategy
1st Edition
By Liza Ireni-Saban, Galit Berdugo
June 07, 2019
Ethics Management in the Public Service offers a new perspective for ethics management in the Public Administration. The traditional approaches, relying on codified rules, regulations, and guidelines, have not yielded the results expected of them and have not managed to serve as an effective tool ...
The Projectification of the Public Sector
1st Edition
Edited
By Damian Hodgson, Mats Fred, Simon Bailey, Patrik Hall
March 18, 2019
In recent decades, we have witnessed an increasing use of projects and similar temporary modes of organising in the public sector of nations in Europe and around the world. While for some this is a welcome development which unlocks entrepreneurial zeal and renders public services more flexible and ...
Public Administration Reformation: Market Demand from Public Organizations
1st Edition
Edited
By Yogesh Dwivedi, Mahmud Shareef, Sanjay K Pandey, Vinod Kumar
February 20, 2019
In an attempt to instil trust in their performance, credibility, integrity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and good governance, many public organizations are in effect viewing tax-paying citizens as consumers. Little research exists to explore synergies between the market economy, public ...
Network Theory in the Public Sector: Building New Theoretical Frameworks
1st Edition
Edited
By Robyn Keast, Myrna P Mandell, Robert Agranoff
October 25, 2018
Networks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of a variety of disciplines, including political science, public administration, urban affairs, social welfare, public ...
Organizational Reputation in the Public Sector
1st Edition
Edited
By Arild Wæraas, Moshe Maor
October 25, 2018
A favorable reputation is an asset of importance that no public sector entity can afford to neglect because it gives power, autonomy, and access to critical resources. However, reputations must be built, maintained, and protected. As a result, public sector organizations in most OECD countries have...
Theory and Practice of Public Sector Reform
1st Edition
Edited
By Steven Van de Walle, Sandra Groeneveld
August 07, 2018
Theory and Practice of Public Sector Reform offers readers differing theoretical perspectives to help examine the process of public sector reform, combined with an overview of major trends in the core areas of the functioning of the public sector. The book consists of three parts, the first ...
Trust and Confidence in Government and Public Services
1st Edition
Edited
By Sue Llewellyn, Stephen Brookes, Ann Mahon
August 07, 2018
Trust and confidence are topical issues. Pundits claim that citizens trust governments and public services increasingly less - identifying a powerful new erosion of confidence that, in the US, goes back at least to Watergate in the 1970s. Recently, media exposure in the UK about MP expenses has ...
Public Governance and Strategic Management Capabilities: Public Governance in the Gulf States
1st Edition
By Paul Joyce, Turki F. Al Rasheed
August 06, 2018
This is a book about the modernization of public governance and the development of strategic states. It focuses on six Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait) and presents research findings from quantitative data analysis and comparative analysis of the ...
Public Service Management and Employment Relations in Europe: Emerging from the Crisis
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephen Bach, Lorenzo Bordogna
August 06, 2018
Has there been a transformation of public service employment relations in Europe since the crisis? Public Service Management and Employment Relations in Europe examines public service employment relations after the economic crisis, including analysis of more than thirty years of public service and ...
Public-Private Partnerships in the European Union
1st Edition
By Christopher Bovis
August 06, 2018
Public procurement in the European Union represents almost twelve per cent of the EU's GDP and is continuing to increase, having been identified as a key objective in the EU's aim to become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. This book provides a one-stop shop, ...
Strategic Management in Public Organizations: European Practices and Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul Joyce, Anne Drumaux
August 06, 2018
Strategic Management in Public Organizations: European Practices and Perspectives offers the first wide-ranging survey and assessment of strategic management practices at various levels of government and public service in European countries. It shows that strategic management is much more than a ...
Innovation in City Governments: Structures, Networks, and Leadership
1st Edition
By Jenny Lewis, Lykke Margot Ricard, Erik Hans Klijn, Tamyko Ysa Figueras
June 08, 2018
Innovation has become an important focus for governments around the world over the last decade, with greater pressure on governments to do more with less, and expanding community expectations. Some are now calling this ‘social innovation’ – innovation that is related to creating new services that ...