The Public Management Reader

Authored by leading authorities in the subject, this comprehensive volume is international in its appraoch to the subject, featuring classic and contemporary readings and orginal introductions and overviews.

With excellent pedagogy throughout to assist the student reader, this text provides a rigourous, authoritative and accessible one-stop resource for students of public administration, management and policy on an international level. Readings have been chosen from classic and contemporary sources to represent the defining readings in public management. Each section is introduced by the editors, and the readings follow a contextual introduction explaining the rationale behind the inclusion of the piece and its place in the subject. 

This is an essential addition to the bookshelves of any one studying or practicing public management today.

1. Historical Development of Managerial Institutions and Traditions  2. Theoretical and Analytical Perspectives  3. Roles and Functions of Management and Managers  4. Public Management and Democratic Governance  5. Change and Reform