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Zusatztext 'Stephen Osborne is to be congratulated for assembling animpressive array of contributors and producing a text whichmakes a major contribution to the debates about this emerging paradigm.' - Robert Pyper! Glasgow Caledonian University! UK'This book showcases the best writing on 'public governance'! bringing together new research in institutional analysis! policy dynamics! and government-society relationships. It provides a good balance of conceptual insights and empirical analysis grounded in the large changes evident in advanced countries in recent decades.'- Brian Head! University of Queensland! Australia'This text! edited by Stephen Osborne! may do as much for critical insight to Europe's public service delivery as the David Osborne and Ted Gaebler text on Reinventing Government did for the United States in the 1990s in refocusing the public sector for improvement.' - Dean F. Eitel! DePaul University! USA Informationen zum Autor Stephen P. Osborne is Professor of International Public Management and Director of the Centre for Public Services Research at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is President of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) and Editor of Public Management Review (PMR). Klappentext 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 USGovernance of inter-organizational partnerships and contractual relationshipsGovernance of policy networksLessons 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. Zusammenfassung The New Public Governance? represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management and examines, opens up and frames the debate in this important area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The (New) Public Governance - A Suitable Case for Treatment? Stephen P. Osborne Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Public Governance 1. Global Perspectives on Governance Patricia Kennett 2. Metagovernance and Public Management B. Guy Peters 3. Innovations in Governance Mark Moore & Jean Hartley 4. Governance and Governability Jan Kooiman 5. Does Governance Exist? Owen Hughes 6. What Endures? Public Governance and the Cycle of Reform Laurence Lynn Jr. Part 2: Governance and Inter-Organizational Partnerships to Deliver Public Services 7. Theory of Organizational Partnerships – Partnership Advantages, Disadvantages and Success Factors Ronald McQuaid 8. Public-Private Partnerships and Public Governance Challenges Carsten Greve & Graeme Hodge 9. Introducing the Theory of Collaborative Advantage Siv Vangen & Chris Huxham 10. Relationship Marketing, Relational Capital and the Governance of Public Services Delivery Stephen P. Osborne, Kate McLaughlin & Celine Chew 11. Leading Across Frontiers: How Visionary Leaders Integrate People, Processes, Structures and Resou...
