Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management

Bouckaert, Geert; Peters, B. Guy; Verhoest, Koen

This book discusses the trajectories of creating specialized autonomous units. An analysis of the mechanisms and measures taken for granting autonomy to specialized autonomous units and subsequently to coordinating them back is described. The book shows a range of patterns in the dynamics of specialization and coordination over 25 years.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-02-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230240155

DOI: 10.1057/9780230275256

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 326