Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services.

Public Sector Management is a Course Reader for The Open University course B887 Managing Public Services.

Book Information
ISBN 9780803977136
Author David McKevitt
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 610g