Description: Unbundled Government by Christopher Pollitt, Colin Talbot This comprehensive study discusses the series of changes in governmental systems and structures. It considers the varying approaches of different countries and their governmental structures. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Public sector bureaucracies have been subjected to harsh criticism. One solution which has been widely adopted over the past two decades has been to unbundle government - that is to break down monolithic departments and ministries into smaller, semi-autonomous agencies. These are often governed by some type of performance contract, are at arms length or further from their parent ministry or department and are freed from many of the normal rules governing civil service bodies.This, the first book to survey the why and the how of this epidemic of agencification, is essential reading for advanced students and researchers of public management. It includes case studies from every continent - from Japan to America and from Sweden to Tanzania, these 14 case studies (some covering more than one country) critically examine how such agencies have been set up and managed. Author Biography Christopher Pollitt is currently Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He has worked as a UK civil Servant, as an academic and consultant. He has been President of the European Evaluation Society and has advised many public organisations and the European Commission. Colin Talbot is currently Professor of Public Policy at the University of Nottingham and head of the Nottingham Policy Centre. He has worked in the public sector, as an academic and consultant and founded the consulting group Public Futures. He has been a Special Advisor to the UK Public Administration Select Committee and advised many public organisations, in the UK and internationally. Table of Contents Part One: Setting the Scene 1. Managers managing? The international trend towards agencies, quangos and contratualization Colin Talbot 2. Patterns of structural change Geert Bouckaert and Guy B. Peters Part Two: Agencies, Quangos and Contracts in the Heartlands of the New Public Management 3. Adapting the agency concept: variations within Next Steps Francesca Gains 4. Executive agencies and joined-up government in the UK Oliver James 5. Contracting and accountability: a model of effective contracting drawn from the U.S. experience Jocelyn Johnston and Barbara Romzek 6. Contractualism and performance measurement in Australia Linda McGuire 7. The agency concept in North America: failure, adaptation and incremental change Andrew Graham and Alasdair Roberts Part Three: Autonomization in Continental Europe and Japan 8. Quangos in Dutch government Sandra van Thiel 9. Lost in translation? Shifting interpretations of the concept of agency: the Dutch case Amanda Smullen 10. Central agencies in Sweden: a report from Utopia Jon Pierre 11. Agencification in Japan Kiyoshi Yamamoto Part Four: Autonomization in the Developing and Transitional Countries 12. New Public management in a developing country: creating executive agencies in Tanzania Janice Caulfield 13. Agencies in Thailand Bidyha Bowornwathana 14. The design, performance and sustainability of semi-autonomous revenue authorities in Africa and Latin America Robert R. Taliercio Jr 15. Castles built on sand? Agencies in Latvia Christopher Pllitt 16. Agencies in Jamaica Colin Talbot Part Five: Overview 17. Theoretical overview Christopher Pollitt Details ISBN1138882283 Pages 368 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2014 ISBN-10 1138882283 ISBN-13 9781138882287 Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-12-23 Imprint Routledge Subtitle A Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Colin Talbot Illustrations black & white illustrations DEWEY 352.367 Short Title Unbundled Government Language English UK Release Date 2014-12-23 AU Release Date 2014-12-23 NZ Release Date 2014-12-23 Author Colin Talbot Alternative 9780415314480 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134466169;
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ISBN-13: 9781138882287
Book Title: Unbundled Government
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Unbundled Government: A Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 522 g
Author: Colin Talbot, Christopher Pollitt
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
