02624nam 2200541Ia 450 991081504530332120230725041837.01-74223-206-X(CKB)2520000000009615(EBL)533839(OCoLC)635292069(SSID)ssj0000474916(PQKBManifestationID)11296623(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474916(PQKBWorkID)10462714(PQKB)11772258(MiAaPQ)EBC533839(Au-PeEL)EBL533839(CaPaEBR)ebr10370173(EXLCZ)99252000000000961520100120d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolicy in action[electronic resource] the challenge of service delivery /John Wanna, John Butcher, Benoit FreyensSydney UNSW Pressc20101 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-921410-72-8 Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Policy in action -the challenge of service delivery and implementation; 1: The transformation of the service delivery state; 2: The politics of service delivery; 3: Understanding the economics of service delivery; 4: Choices in delivery; 5: Purchasing services; 6: Who is being served?; 7: Program design and planning; 8: Program implementation and management; 9: Performance management; 10: Public sector governance and networked delivery; 11: The future of policy and service delivery; Notes; Bibliography; IndexModern governments have undergone significant change over the past 30 years. Such change has impacted on the way governments structure their organisations, deliver services and relate to their citizenry. But how has public policy formulation changed and affected the design and delivery of government programs and services in Australia? Policy in Action is the first book to address this question, offering descriptive accounts of how public services programs are designed and implemented and how they might be better managed.Policy sciencesPublic administrationPolicy sciences.Public administration.320.6Wanna John282039Freyens Benoit1651565Butcher John601648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815045303321Policy in action4001576UNINA