Public Management: The State of the Art

Introduction: Two Concepts of Public Management Part One: Images of Public Management 1. Important Research Questions 2. Theory in Public Management 3. Public Management Theory: What Is It? What Should It Be? 4. A Metaphor Rooted in a Fable Part Two: Issues in Public Management Theory Development 5. Theory, "Wisdom," and the Character of Knowledge in Public Mangement: A Critical View of the Theory-Practice Linkage 6. Case-Analysis Research and Managerial Effectiveness: Learning How to Lead Organizations Up Sand Dunes 7. Searching For Clues About Public Management: Slicing the Onion Different Ways Part Three: Theories of Public Management 8. Stories Public Managers Tell About Elected Officials: Making Senes of the Politics-Administration Dichotomy 9. A Critical Appraisal of Refounding Public Administration 10. Policy Achievement as a Collective Good: A Strategic Perspective on Managing Social Programs Part Four: Strategy and Public ManagementBozeman, Barry is the author of 'Public Management: The State of the Art', published 1993 under ISBN 9781555425463 and ISBN 1555425461.