Nordic administrative reforms : lessons for public management /: lessons for public management. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carsten Greve, Per Lægreid, Lise H. Rykkja, editors.
• Authors: Greve, Carsten; Lægreid, Per; Rykkja, Lise H
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Nordic Modelin Transition; Introduction; Central Concepts and Reform Trajectories:Divergence or Convergence?; The Drivers of Reforms: Public Management Reform Development Models; The Effects of Reform ; Administrative Traditions in Europe and the Nordic Model ; A Nordic Model; A Most Similar System Design ; The Model of Analysis ; Dependent Variables; Independent Variables; Outline of Chapters ; Chapter 2: Data, Methods, and€Some Structural and€Individual Characteristics. IntroductionThe COCOPS Executive Survey; An Overview of€the€Survey Population; Data Strengths and€Weaknesses; The Problem of€Equivalence; The Problems of€Perception, Top Level Focus, and€the€Lack of€Time Series; Other Data Sources; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Reform Context and€Status; Introduction; The Organization of€the€Public Sector in€the€Nordic Countries; The Content of€the€Reform Programs in€the€Nordic Countries; The Nordic Administrative Reforms in€the€Context of€International Public Management Reforms; Interpreting the€Nordic Administrative Reforms. Conclusion: Responsible Performance-Based Modernizers with€Active Reform ProgramsChapter 4: Nordic Administrative Heritages and€Contemporary Institutional Design; Introduction; Administrative Heritages and€Their Contemporary Implications; Methodology: Comparing Regions and€Countries; Empirical Findings; Politicization; Autonomy; Coordination Capacity; Conclusions; Note; Chapter 5: Roles, Values, and€Motivation; Introduction; Theory; Role Understanding; Public Service-Related Value Preferences; Work Values and€Motivation; Differences by Policy Area; Role Understanding. Public Service-Related Value PreferencesWork Values and€Motivation; Differences by Organization Type; Role Understanding; Public Service-Related Value Preferences; Work Values and€Motivation; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 6: Administrative Reform: Processes, Trends, and€Content; Introduction; Theoretical Perspectives; Does Country Matter? The€Importance of€Administrative Traditions and€Situational Factors; Administrative Traditions; Situational Factors; Does Structure Matter?; Does Demography Matter?; Data Basis; Descriptive Analysis. Reform Process: Planned and€Characterized by Public Involvement and€Union SupportReform Trends: High Activity, Combining Different Reforms; Reform Content: Trade-Offs But More Substantive and€Consistent Reform Addressing Service Improvement Rather than Cost-Cutting; Multivariate Analysis: Country Matters More than Structure, Weak Effects of€Demography; Reform Processes; Reform Trends; Reform Content; Discussion: A€High Level of€Reform Activity But a€Complex and€Mixed Pattern; Conclusion: Divergence Rather than Convergence; Chapter 7: Relevance of€Management Instruments; Introduction.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.948; Economics; Public administration -- Scandinavia -- 21st century; Public administration -- Iceland -- 21st century; Public administration -- Finland -- 21st century; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Politics and government; Public administration; Political Science -- General; Politics & government; Comparative politics; Management science; Public administration; Comparative politics; Law -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Public administration; Scandinavia -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Finland; Iceland; Scandinavia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137563637; 1137563621; 9781137563620; 9781349850457; 1349850454
• Related ISBNs: 113756363X; 9781137563620
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed August 25, 2016.
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