Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance:
Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries Risk and resilience Innovation in public management and governance Digital public management Digital public governance Behavioural approaches to public policy
Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes on contributors Foreword Part I From Public Management to Governance Understanding public management and governance Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler The changing context of public policy: local, national and international trends Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler The changing role of public spending Peter M. Jackson Public sector reforms across OECD countries Edwin Lau and Nick Manning Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries George Larbi Behavioural approaches to public management and governance Janne Kalucza and Caroline Fischer Part II Public Management Strategic management and marketing in public service organizations Tony Bovaird Contracting and partnering for public services Carsten Greve and Andrew Erridge Conceptual revolutions in public financial management Jim Chan and M.A. Zhiming Human resource management in public service organisations Adrian Ritz and Eva Knies Public services and management in the digital age Veiko Lember and Joep Crompvoets Performance measurement and management in public sector organizations Geert Bouckaert and Wouter van Dooren Process and quality management in public service organizations Kuno Schedler and Utz Helmuth Regulatory inspection and public audit Slobodan Tomic Part III Public Governance Public governance for public value Elke Loeffler Partnership working across public and private sectors Tony Bovaird and Erik-Hans Klijn Management at ‘arm’s length’: executive agencies and public bodies Sandra van Thiel Managing ‘wicked problems’ through complex adaptive governance networksChris Koliba and Joop Koppenjan Innovation in public governance and management Jacob Torfing E-governance: concept, practice and ethics Arman Behrooz and Albert Meijer Understanding public leadership Jean Hartley Citizen engagement Elke Loeffler and Steve Martin Co-production of public services and outcomes Elke Loeffler Managing risk and resilience in the public domain Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler Transparency in government Alisdair Roberts Changing equalities: politics, policies and practice Rachel Ashworth Ethical considerations in the public sector: What is acceptable behaviour? Howard Davis, Suzanne Piotrowski and Lois Warner Evidence-informed policy and practiceAnnette Boaz and Sandra Nutley Part IV … and finally Public management and governance: the future? Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler Index
Tony Bovaird is Emeritus Professor of Public Management and Policy at the University of Birmingham and Chief Executive of Governance International. He has published widely in strategic management, public policy evaluation, and public services management. Elke Loeffler is Senior Lecturer and Director of Strategic Partnerships (CPRL) at the Open University and Director of Governance International. She has published widely in public governance, quality management in the public sector and user and community co-production of public services.
