Public management and complexity theory : richer decision-making in public service
By adopting a Complex Adaptive Systems approach to public services, this book shifts the focus from increasing steering techniques to identifying patterns of behaviour of the participants with the objective of increasing policy-makers' understanding of the factors that may enable more effective...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge ,
c2011
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| Series: | Routledge critical studies in public management
6 |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | By adopting a Complex Adaptive Systems approach to public services, this book shifts the focus from increasing steering techniques to identifying patterns of behaviour of the participants with the objective of increasing policy-makers' understanding of the factors that may enable more effective public service decision-making and provision |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index |
| ISBN: | 041545753X (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415457538 (hardback : alk. paper) |