Advancing public management : new developments in theory, methods, and practice / Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., Hal G. Rainey

Includes bibliographical references and index

Public managers must confront daunting challenges imposed by shifting policy agendas, constrained financial resources combined with demands for public services, and increasing interdependence among public, private, and third-sector parties. In this volume, leading scholars contribute advances in the theory, methods and practice in this field. The selections address four key topics: the nature and impact of public management; creative new methods for public management research; reform, reinvention, innovation, and change; and models and frameworks for understanding and improving public management