Public Management In The Twenty-First Century

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This book explores the key forces behind the wave of public management reforms over the past thirty years. It draws on data from European Public Sector Award cases to highlight practical trends and ideas shaping these changes.

Examining the driving factors and impacts of modern public management reforms.

The authors delve into what has fueled the surge in public management reforms, using evidence from the 2009 and 2011 European Public Sector Award cases across five important categories:

• Enhancing performance in (Smart) public service delivery
• Encouraging citizen participation
• Promoting collaborative governance and new partnership models
• Leadership and management focused on driving change
• Advancing environmentally sustainable practices

This book aims to address key questions in the field, such as why public management reforms have gained such prominence, which models and methods have had the most influence, and how these reforms can intentionally reshape structures, processes, and incentives to boost efficiency, effectiveness, and legitimacy within public organizations.