商品詳細

This anthology of "emerging" classics on government reinvention and the new public management examines underlying theories and central ideas and practices, and provides an evaluative lens on the intended and unintended outcomes of contemporary reforms. The collection takes a broad view of the reform wave of the 1990s which is spreading worldwide and should be useful to those seeking more information about cutting edge tools, as well as those immersed in the transfomative aspects of reform. Public sector institutions, under strong pressure from the general public, the private sector, elected officials, and from within, are engaging in a wide range of strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public services, their competitiveness, and their attractiveness, compared to delivery by the private sector. Reinvention is not just about innovative tools and processes and integrated management approaches. The reforms have major policy implications that have great impact on the very nature of democratic governance, including a reshaping of the governance system which involves all sectors - public, private, and non-profit, and all levels - international, national, regional, state, local, and neighbourhood. The new public management or government reinvention is also about building new types of networked relationships, engaging citizens and employees in new ways, community-building, and changing what government does, not just how it does it.