Public management and complexity theory : richer decision-making in public services /

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That public services exhibit unpredictability, novelty and, on occasion, chaos, is an observation with which even a casual observer would agree. Existing theoretical frameworks in public management fail to address these features, relying more heavily on attempts to eliminate unpredictability through...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Rhodes, Mary Lee
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge critical studies in public management ; 6.
Subjects:
Public administration > Ireland > Case studies.
Administration publique (Science) > Irlande > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Public administration
Förvaltning > Irland.
Ireland
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage for a CAS analysis
  • Urban regeneration in Ireland
  • Healthcare information systems in Ireland
  • Advancing the case for complex adaptive systems in public administration
  • The impact of boundaries : identity, community, and place
  • Vision and the dynamics of change
  • The role and effect of the private sector
  • Core and locale : the tension between the governing intent and the implementing outcome
  • In conclusion.

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