{"product_id":"public-management-mirko-noordegraaf-9780230242692","title":"Public Management: Performance, Professionalism and Politics","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mirko Noordegraaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0230242693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230242692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Globe Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Mirko Noordegraaf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896401060095,"sku":"9780230242692","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e57b0d7-7c8c-42e9-bc21-54bbac23dadb.jpg?v=1721371300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-management-mirko-noordegraaf-9780230242692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}