International Handbook of Public Management Reform

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Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Shaun Goldfinch 2. The Influence of Economic Theories of Government Failure on Public Management Reform Brian Dollery 3. HRM in the Public Sector: Is It Enough? Marie-France Waxin and Robert Bateman 4. New Public Management and the Politics of Accountability Robert Gregory 5. Public-Value Seeking Leadership: Its Nature, Rationale and Development in the Context of Public Management Reform Joe Wallis and Linda McLoughlin 6. 'E-Government': Is it the Next Big Public Sector Trend? Robin Gauld 7. Dangerous Enthusiasms and Information Systems Development in the Public Sector Shaun Goldfinch 8. United Kingdom Kai Wegrich 9. New Zealand: Reforming a New Public Management Exemplar? Shaun Goldfinch 10. New Public Management in Australia Marian Simms 11. The Challenge of Renewing Governance in Canada Stephen Tomblin 12. The United States: The Political Context of Administrative Reform Bert Rockman and Thiemo Thiam 13. French Administrative Reform: Change and Resistance Glynn Jones and Alistair Cole 14. Senior Civil Servants and Bureaucratic Change in Belgium Guido Dierickx 15. Dynamic Conservatism: The Rise and Evolution of Public Management Reforms in the Netherlands Mirko Noordegraaf 16. Danish Public Management Reform before and after NPM Jorgen Christensen 17. Public Management Reform in Norway - Reluctance and Tensions Tom Christensen and Per Lagried 18. Public Management Reform in Hong Kong Anthony B. L. Cheung 19. Public Sector Management Reform in Japan Kiyoshi Yamamoto 20. Conclusion: Is There a Common Thread Joe Wallis