{"product_id":"public-sector-management-theory-critique-and-practice-9780803977136","title":"Public Sector Management: Theory, Critique and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alan Lawton | David McKevitt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Affairs \u0026amp; Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications UK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591131578519,"sku":"9780803977136","price":12886.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803977136.webp?v=1774971726","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/public-sector-management-theory-critique-and-practice-9780803977136","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}