The Future of Governing: Four Emerging ModelsUniversity Press of Kansas, 1996 - 179 pages "A very important book that should be read by everyone trying to make sense of the reform problem". -- Patricia W. Ingraham, coauthor of New Paradigms for Government. |
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Page 19
... managerial tasks were carried out by conforming to rules rather than by exercising discretion . The emerging models of governing tend to shift the thinking about management toward greater auton- omy and discretion for lower - echelon ...
... managerial tasks were carried out by conforming to rules rather than by exercising discretion . The emerging models of governing tend to shift the thinking about management toward greater auton- omy and discretion for lower - echelon ...
Page 96
... managerial changes in local government ( Public Money and Manage- ment 1994 ) but not to the extent that might have been expected given the pace of change elsewhere within the British public sector . Further , much of the change that ...
... managerial changes in local government ( Public Money and Manage- ment 1994 ) but not to the extent that might have been expected given the pace of change elsewhere within the British public sector . Further , much of the change that ...
Page 122
... managerial reform in government has been " let the managers manage , " but there are few clear statements of the criteria for any re- straints that should be imposed upon their actions . Lest this discussion of error correction appear ...
... managerial reform in government has been " let the managers manage , " but there are few clear statements of the criteria for any re- straints that should be imposed upon their actions . Lest this discussion of error correction appear ...
Contents
Market Models for Reforming Government | 21 |
The Participatory State | 47 |
Flexible Government | 72 |
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