Public sector management

Author: Flynn
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book analyzes the political and policy environment in which the British public sector management operates, as well as the impact of politics and policies on managers. It systematically explains the market-oriented reform practices in British public sector management and provides a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of these reforms. The book helps civil servants and scholars in the field of public management better understand the reform processes of public sectors worldwide. The book is divided into three parts. In the first part, the author introduces in detail the institutional, political, fiscal, and policy environment in which the British public sector operates and its impact on managers. In the second part, the author describes the practical process of reform in British public sector management. The third part evaluates the implementation of public management in Britain in recent years and predicts future trends. The book has two distinct features. One is that when discussing the reforms of the British public sector, it emphasizes the description and explanation of the political and policy environment in which the public sector and managers operate. The reform of the public sector is closely related to external institutional, political, policy, and management reforms. The reform of the public sector is not merely an internal matter of the department; it is also a highly political issue. Therefore, starting with the external institutional and political factors to introduce and explain the reform process helps us gain a comprehensive and systematic understanding of British public sector reforms. The other is that the author provides a specific introduction to the process, problems, conflicts, and measures of management reform. The reform of introducing market-oriented management methods into the public sector is clearly unprecedented and full of problems. How to address these problems and obtain effective solutions, the author Norman Flynn provides a rational introduction to British practices. Most of the books and articles currently available on public management are general discussions and lack targeted explanations of specific issues. The author has practical experience in government and the public sector, and the content introduced is very authentic and specific. The British approach clearly provides valuable references for the reform practices of public sectors in different countries.