Public Service Excellence in the 21st Century. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alikhan Baimenov, Panos Liverakos, editors.
• Other Names: Baĭmenov, Alikhan; Liverakos, Panos
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; The State and SDG16; In Building Public Trust: Think of the Common Good; The Hegemony of Models; Need to Revalue Government and the Public Service Profession; Public Administration: A Force for Cohesion and Unity; A Much-Needed Paradigm Shift for Our Field and Our Profession; Concluding Remarks; References; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Reclaiming Public Space: Drawing Lessons from the Past as We Confront the Future; 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Surge of a Counter-Culture: The Administrative State and Service in the Cross Hairs1.3 Deconstruction of "the Common Good": A Pivot from Welfare to Warfare; 1.4 Rebuilding Institutions and Public Trust Through Public Service Professionalism; 1.5 Shielding the Public Space from Myth and Misinformation; 1.6 Priorities in Governance and Human Resource Management and Development: Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Fear and Loathing of Technological Progress? Leveraging Science and Innovation for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 2.1 A Brave New World? 2.2 Le Temps, ce grand sculpteur (That Mighty Sculptor, Time)2.3 Is It the End of the World as We Know It?; 2.4 Where Do We Go from Here?; References; Chapter 3: Lessons from Lagash: Public Service at the Start of History and Now; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Universal, Yet Context-Specific; 3.3 Begin at the Beginning; 3.4 Revolutionary Ideals or Reactionary Interests?; 3.5 Lagash, the Mirror of Modern Times?; 3.6 Public Administration: Past and Present; 3.7 Seven "Lessons" from Lagash; 3.7.1 Lesson 1: Public Service Excellence Is Any State's Key Competitive Advantage-Foster It 3.7.2 Lesson 2: Acknowledge the Unacknowledged Crisis in the Public Sector3.7.3 Lesson 3: The "Great Demoralisation"-Motivation Matters: Strengthen Public Officials' Morale; 3.7.4 Lesson 4: "Bureaucracy-Bashing" Obscures the Lack of Clear Political Vision-Avoid It; 3.7.5 Lesson 5: Context Matters: Pursue "Best Fit"-Not "Best Practice"-Reforms; 3.7.6 Lesson 6: Leadership of Reforms Is Critical; 3.7.7 Lesson 7: The City-State as a High-Performing State; 3.8 Conclusions: From 2350 BC to the 2030 Agenda, Reform Is Never Just Technocratic; References Chapter 4: The Emergence of a New Model? Trajectories of Civil Service Development in the Former Soviet Union Countries4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Civil Service Reforms in Transitional Countries; 4.3 Evolution of Civil Service Development in the Region; 4.4 Common Challenges for the Countries of the Region; 4.4.1 Corruption; 4.4.2 Lack of Evidence-Based Policymaking; 4.4.3 Insufficient Capacity of Human Resource Units and Departments; 4.4.4 Politicisation; 4.5 Same Direction, but Different Approaches and Pace; 4.5.1 Georgia; 4.5.2 Kazakhstan; 4.5.3 Azerbaijan; 4.5.4 Russia
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 352.63; Civil service -- 21st century; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration; Civil service; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811332159; 9811332150
• Related ISBNs: 9789811332142; 9811332142
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, January 30, 2019).
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