Innovations in public governance [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, Stephen J. Bailey and Pekka Valkama

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457617503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, c2011
• ISBN: 6613289655; 1-283-28965-2; 9786613289650; 1-60750-727-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: Innovation and the public sector, , 1871-1073 ; ; v. 15
• Altri autori (Persone): AnttiroikoAri-Veikko; BaileyS. J <1951-> (Stephen James); ValkamaPekka
• Disciplina: 351
• Soggetti: Public administration; Organizational change; Public administration - Technological innovations; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Contents; Innovations in Public Governance in the Western World; Putting Public Governance Innovation into Perspective: From Administrative Reform to Innovation Discourse; The New Challenge to Economic Governance: The Digital Transformation of Services; The Evolving Governance of Public Services in England: Extending Competition, Choice, Co-design and Co-production; Innovation in the Microfoundations of Governance: Explaining the Flaws in the UK New Labour Government's Reform of Public Services; Reform Begets Reform: How Governments Have Responded to the New Public ManagementState-Level Health Care Reform and Innovation in the United States: the Experience of Massachusetts; Networked Public Administration for Better Service: New Production Model for Local Service Delivery in Germany; New User-driven Innovation Policy: The Key to Finnish Local Government Service Reform; Innovations in ; Democratic Governance; Three Faces of E-Government: Innovation, Interaction, and Governance; Citizen-centric E-Governance and Innovative Developments of Public Services; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This publication provides a contextual view of innovations in public governance. Public governance is about coordination and the use of various forms of institutional arrangements in policy-making processes to pursue the common good. In practice, the improvements and radical changes in governance structures and processes are met through ""governance innovations"", which vary from radical large-scale national reforms to various organizational innovations and new e-enabled governance models. Understanding and managing such innovation processes are among the most burning issues in public administ