| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Brookings-SSPA series on public administration
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Brookings-SSPA series on public administration.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Shedding light or obfuscating? : Audit in an NPM world / Irvine Lapsely -- Making transparency transparent : an assessment model for local governments / Maria Cucciniello, Greta Nasi, and Raffaella Saporito -- Does making a difference make a difference? : Answers from research on public service motivation / James L. Perry -- Public service motivation and job satisfaction in various European countries : a tale of caution and hope / Wouter Vandenabeele [and others] -- Public service motivation : the state of the art / Nicola Belle and Paola Cantarelli -- What can we learn from thirty years of public management reform / Christopher Pollitt -- Leadership competencies and their relevance to Italian government reform / Montgomery Van Wart -- Politicians and administrators : two characters in search of a role / Mariannunziata Liguori, Mariafrancesca Sicilia, and Ileana Steccolini -- Public sector performance : managing governments by the numbers / Gert Bouckaert -- Strategic management in Italian ministries : an empirical assessment of gains from and gaps in reforms / Denita Cepiku, Andrea Bonomi Savignon, and Luigi Corvo -- Study of public management : reference points for a design science approach / Michael Barzelay -- Government reform and innovation : a comparative perspective / Elaine Cuilla Kamarck -- Stakeholders' inclusion : measuring the preformance of interactive decisionmaking / Mario Ianniello, Paolo Fedele, and Luca Brusati -- Public sector reforms : state of the art and future challenges / Giovanni Valotti. |
| Summary |
Many countries are still struggling to adapt to the broad and unexpected effects of modernization initiatives. As changes take shape, governments are challenged to explore new reforms. The public sector is now characterized by profound transformation across the globe, with ramifications that are yet to be interpreted. To convert this transformation into an ongoing state of improvement, policymakers and civil service leaders must learn to implement and evaluate change. This book is an important contribution to that end. Reforming the Public Sector presents comparative perspecti. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public administration.
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Public administration. |
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Organizational change.
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Organizational change. |
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Organizational effectiveness. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tria, Giovanni, 1948-
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Valotti, G. (Giovanni)
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Brookings Institution.
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Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (Italy)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reforming the public sector. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Rome : Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (SSPA), ©2012 9780815722885 (DLC) 2012011886 (OCoLC)772110915 |
| ISBN |
9780815722892 electronic book |
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0815722893 electronic book |
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9780815722885 |
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0815722885 |
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