Public Sector Management: Theory, Critique and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 0803977131
- ISBN-13
- 9780803977136
- Series
- Public Sector Management
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-05-11
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Open University
Description
Provides an overview of the theory and practice of public service management. Using a number of key contributions to the field, the text outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a central issue in the public sector of industrial nations.
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