Oxford University Press Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis

Introduction; 1. The Nature of Public Management Reform; 2. Problems and Responses: A Model of Public Management Reform; 3. Many Houses: Types of Politico-Administrative Regimes; 4. Trajectories of Modernization and Reform; 5. Results: Through a Glass Darkly; 6. Politics and Management; 7. About the Author Christopher Pollitt has worked in the UK, the USA, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Originally a Principal in the UK civil service, he later moved into the academic world. From 1990-98 he was Professor of Government at Brunel University in West London. He has served as Editor of the journal Public Administration (1980-89) and President of the European Evaluation Society (1996-98). Since 1999 he has been Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He has also provided advice and consultancy to a number of international bodies including the UK National Audit Office, the European Commission, the OECD, and the World Bank. Geert Bouckaert is Professor of Public Management and Director of the Public Management Institute at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He is a member of several international editorial boards and founder of the Flemish journal of public management. He has provided advice and consultancy to several governments and the OECD.