{"product_id":"public-management-performance-professionalism-and-politics-9780230242708","title":"Public Management: Performance, Professionalism and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mirko Noordegraaf\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Business Management\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Affairs \u0026amp; Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis major new text on the theory and practice of public management moves away from descriptive accounts of its evolution to provide a systematic treatment of the key paradigms of public management today. It examines their competing outlooks, values, tools and assumptions and - using a wide range of examples from different areas of management around the world - their implications for practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text sets out three contrasting 'logics' for management - performance, professionalism and politics - and shows how public managers act on the interplay between these for effective results. Relating all three logics to a wide range of diverse contexts - from police services to healthcare, social services to educational providers - the text shows how managers can simultaneously perform to a high standard, act professionally through their work, and cope with internal and external politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncorporating the latest theories and practices, this comprehensive book will appeal to readers around the world wanting to understand, and contribute to, public management today.","brand":"Palgrave","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085905584279,"sku":"9780230242708","price":3154.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780230242708.webp?v=1769202020","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/public-management-performance-professionalism-and-politics-9780230242708","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}