The New Public Governance?: Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance
Stephen P. Osborne - Routledge, 2010
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| Anteprima |
Despite
predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the
new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic
research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus
and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive
analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and
framing the debate in this important area.
The
New Public Governance? sets out to explore this emergent field of
research and to present a framework with which to understand it. Divided
into five parts, the book examines:
- Theoretical underpinnings of the concept of governance, especially competing perspectives from Europe and the US
- Governance of inter-organizational partnerships and contractual relationships
- Governance of policy networks
- Lessons learned and future directions
Under
the steely editorship of Stephen Osborne and with contributions from
leading academics including Owen Hughes, John M. Bryson, Don Kettl, Guy
Peters and Carsten Greve, this book will be of particular interest to
researchers and students of public administration, public management,
public policy and public services management.
