This book is unique in its scope and depth of coverage. It describes the government accounting and budgeting in each of nine European countries, at national and local levels, in their current and prospective forms. The nine countries represent Northern Europe (Finland, Sweden), Central Europe...

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...

The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world and in the last thirty years there have been major shifts in approaches to its management. This text identifies the trends in public management and the effects these have had, as well as providing a broad overview to each topic.

Klappentext: Die gesamte Verwaltung ist auf den Weg zum e-Government mitzunehmen, wenn die Einführung überzeugend und erfolgreich sein soll. Gerade dieser Aspekt ist in der früheren Diskussion erheblich unterschätzt worden. Das von Frank Bieler und Gunnar Schwarting herausgegebene Buch...