Introducing the scope and scale of government, competing approaches to the study of management in the public sector, different forms of service delivery and the major topics in the subject such as strategic management, leadership and performance management, this book continues to be a key point of reference for lecturers and students in the field. This leading text has been completely revised and updated throughout. It covers the whole field of public management and administration, offering discrete chapters on the main topics in the field.
the opportunistic kind can be dealt with by better management above all else, that is, better public management. ... The first point to look at briefly is that of the relationship between new forms of accountability and democracy.
This title was first published in 2000: This timely volume makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the issues faced by developing countries embarking on the path of democracy and economic development. Accountability in public management and administration is an essential element in the decision making process. It provides a comprehensive study of public institutions and their management in a developing context.
When the President's Secretariat replaced the CMLA Secretariat it continued to manage the President's relations with the cabinet, government departments and the judiciary (Ali, 1994: p.52). Thus the distinction between judicial and ...
