Innovation is a core issue for public services and is a key element of public services reform particularly in this age of austerity where policymakers urge the need to innovate to do more with less. This comprehensive and accessible Handbook explores the potential for creating efficient and...

Das Buch liefert einen allgemeinen Überblick über neuere Diskussionsansätze zur Modernisierung der Staatsorganisation und der Kommunalverwaltung im internationalen Vergleich und vertiefend in Deutschland. Dabei werden zum einen die konzeptionellen Vorstellungen des New Public Managements als...

"The underpinning assumption of public management in the developing world as a process of planned change is increasingly being recognized as unrealistic. In reality, the practice of development management is characterized by processes of mutual adjustment among individuals, agencies, and...