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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Main Author: Rhodes, Mary Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2011
Series:Routledge critical studies in public management 6
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Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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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
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)