Re-imagining government: public leadership and management in challenging times

In an age of austerity, public leaders and managers face a range of external challenges - fiscal, social and political. Combining theoretical insight, empirical commentary and practical experience, this book' 'examines how democraticpolitical systems work and how public decisions are made - and how they couldbe made better. BARRY QUIRK is one of the UK's most successful public managers, as well asbeing a public policy and management academic. He is a Visiting Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, and an Associate at the Independent Institute for Government. He has worked in UK local government for over 30 years, more than half of them as a chief executive. INDICE: Introduction - If Men Were Angels: Why We Need to Re-Imagine and Renew Government - Jumping to Conclusions: Public Interest, Public Value, Public Reason - Finding Common Cause: Cooperation, Community and the Commons - Deciding in a Democracy: Revealing Public Preferences and Balancing Biases - The Geography of Governing: the Plurality of People, the Uniqueness of Places - Results-Driven Government: Leading and Managing for Public Purpose - Risky Business: Dealing with Dangers, Hazards and Harms - The Crunch and the Big Squeeze: From Private Recession to Public Retrenchment - Better, Quicker, Cheaper: How to Reduce the Cost of Government - Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-230-31442-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 10/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés