Sage Publications Public Sector Reform (SAGE Library of the Public Sector)

Product Description Public Sector Reform is endemic to public administrations and governmental structures globally. It is driven by a variety of dynamics and these vary according to their specific context: geographical, cultural, social, political, economic and temporal. This four-volume set brings together elements of the classical and modern work in this diverse field in a comprehensive and accessible way; providing an indispensable resource for both academics and practitioners from a social science and business perspective. Through a 4-volume structure, which takes in historical and modern day perspectives whilst maintaining a strong global focus on the subject, the set demonstrates that reform is a constant process and that it has been taking place for a long time; that which we often consider a ′golden age′ in terms of Weberian bureaucracies or welfare state hierarchies, was itself a reform that belonged to a specific time and set of places. Volume One: The Historical Perspective of Reform Volume Two: Management and Post New Public Management: Reform in a time of Change Volume Three: Post-Soviet Reform Volume Four: The Developing World and Reform: African, Other Asian and Latin American Pathways Review ′This is a very impressive and extremely comprehensive collection. The range is unique: it provides an account of public sector reform from both a historical and global perspective. A must have resource for any institution which teaches and researches in the fields of public administration and public management.′ Professor D W Parsons Queen Mary, University of London. "Public Sector Reform represents significant contribution to public administration scholarship edited by Andrew Massey. This four-volume set offers an excellent overview and an up-to-date intellectual guide to the complex and often changing field of public administration. It is comprehensive and balanced and should be read by anyone wanting to understand the field of public administration around the world. This set is particularly relevant for students, researchers and public administrators around the world. Read and learn." Pan Suk Kim, President, International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and Vice Chair, UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UNCEPA) About the Author Andrew Massey is currently Professor of Government and Academic Director of the International School for Government, Kings College London. He has worked in a range of areas including British, European, and US policy and politics. Andrew′s main areas of research include comparative public policy, public administration and issues around the reform and modernization of government and governance at all levels.