Comparative Public Management Putting U. S. Public Policy and Implementation in Context

Name: Comparative Public Management Putting U. S. Public Policy and Implementation in Context
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ISBN: 9780275943486

ISBN-10: 0275943488

ISBN-13: 9780275943486

Edition: 1994

Authors: Randall Baker, Alfred M. Zuck

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In this new approach to a comparative text in public management, Randall Baker examines how, why, and to what extent the public sector around the world has shared in the "management revolution." The book is designed to isolate and demonstrate the essential "American-ness" of the United States' public service by holding it up to the mirror of other developed democracies. While there are lessons to be learned from other countries, Baker and his expert contributors examine the complexities of making comparisons across cultures, even within broadly similar democratic systems, and urban-industrial economies. The volume concludes with a list of sectoral cases. These comprise most of the main…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/9/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Prologue


Comparative Public Management: Coming In from the Cold



The Impact of International Trade and Direct Foreign Investment on the National and Subnational Levels: An Overview



The Importance of Comparative Study in Educating the U.S. Public Service



Why Has Bureaucracy Not Smothered Democracy in the United States?



Democracy versus Bureaucracy: Transforming the Nature of the Civil Service in Bulgaria



Theory and Methodology in the Study of Comparative Public Administration



Comparative Civil Service Research: The Strategic Agenda



Administrative Reform



Comparative Perspectives on Public Finance



The Management of Public Budgeting



Projects, Plans, and Programs



Comparative Intergovernmental Relations



Central Issues in Comparative Analysis of Criminal Justice Systems and Criminal Policy: The Need for a Comparative Approach



Human Resources Management



Environmental Policy and Management in the European Community and the United States, A Comparison



Information Resource Management: A Framework for Comparison by Rolland Hurtubise Comparative Industrial Policy



Privatization: A Comparative Focus



Index