The Study of Public Management in Europe and the US: A Competitive Analysis of National Distinctiveness

by Walter Kickert (Editor)

Overview

This book presents an overview of the scientific study of public management, gathering together some of the most authoritative experts in this area of study in Europe and the United States, writing specifically about their respective countries. These essays seek to present the national distinctiveness of the study of public management, in the context of specific state administration.

This book goes further than some previous books concerning public management by highlighting the underlying differences between Europe and the United States and amongst European countries, in relation to their particular political-administrative circumstances. The aim of this book is to establish a dialogue between Anglo-American and European approaches to public management, to encourage readers to see their own national ideas and practises in contrast to others and foster leaning by asking repeatedly ‘compared to what?’

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134067237
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/05/2007
Series:	Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	706 KB

About the Author

Walter Kickert is Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University, the Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Introduction  Part 1: Overview  1. Different State Models in Europe  2. The Study of Public Management and Organization in Europe  Part 2: Country Studies  3. United States  4. United Kingdom  5. France  6. Germany  7. Italy  8. Spain  9. Norway  10. Netherlands  11. Switzerland