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  • INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICES
    STEPHEN P. OSBORNE
    In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational environments, and the expectations of shareholders – most notably, citizens and politicians – innovation is now an important common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service organizations. Given the ongoing financial and economic crisis, which presents a significant challenge to public service ...

    $1,420.00

  • VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICES
    STEPHEN P. OSBORNE
    The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations has become a touchstone for their role in providing public services. Across the world there are increasing pressures on voluntary organizations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public services through innovation and change. This volume uses original research to assess the innovative capacity of voluntary organization...

    $1,240.00

  • SOCIAL ACCOUNTING AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
    STEPHEN P. OSBORNE
    Social accounting as a discipline has challenged the methodology and focus of the larger field of accounting over the last 50 years. More recently it has taken on greater significance for other subjects as well, addressing issues for public policy and management more broadly. These include the issues of the nature of accountability in the contemporary plural state, environmenta...

    $1,360.00

  • THE NEW PUBLIC GOVERNANCE?
    STEPHEN P. OSBORNE
    Despite predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate i...

    $2,040.00

  • THE THIRD SECTOR IN EUROPE
    STEPHEN P. OSBORNE
    The role of the Third Sector within European society is an extremely topical subject, as both governments and the EU continue to consider the role these organizations can play in providing essential public services. This book presents contemporary research into this emerging area, exploring the contribution of this important sector to European soci ...

    $1,320.00

  • THE VOLUNTARY AND NON-PROFIT SECTOR IN JAPAN
    OSBORNE, STEPHEN P.
    The voluntary and non-profit sector is an important and emerging feature of Japanese society. It is a response both to the changing nature of this society and to political and social trends that have encouraged the Japanese government to see this sector as a potential provider of public services. It is also part of the emergence of 'civil society' in Japan. This book explores t...

    $1,240.00

  • PUBLIC SERVICE LOGIC AND PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
    OSBORNE, STEPHEN P
    This book extends and develops the theoretical framework of Public Service Logic (PSL). This framework has become established as one of the major frameworks for the delivery of public services. It draws upon and adapts the service management literature to present an understanding of public services as ‘services’, with significant implication both for public administration and m...

    $1,240.00