The public administration

theory primer

n the past thirty years, public administration has developed more systematic patterns of inquiry about the substance of public organization behavior, public management, and public policy implementation. This book explores how the science and art of policy administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. Frederickson ...

Managing complexity in the public services

ÍNDICE:1.Acknowledgements.2.Introduction.3.Management, professions and the public service context.4.What is complexity?.5.People in public organizations.6.Complexity and the performance of public services.7.Strategy and planning in an unstable world.8.The use and value of Information ...

Democracia y participación

el ejemplo del presupuesto participativo de Porto Alegre

La ONU ha considerado el presupuesto participativo de Porto Alegre como una de las cuarenta mejores prácticas de gestión urbana del mundo. Se trata de un proceso normativizado de intervención permanente de los ciudadanos en las decisiones municipales.

Distributed Public Governance

agencies, authorities and other government bodies

Good governance in modern times requires attention not only to shifting relations between governments, citizens and parliaments, but to the effective functioning of government itself. One important issue is "Distributed Governance" - a term coined in this publication to capture the notion of proliferating public organisations ...

The power of the tale

using narratives for organizational success

Story-telling is one of the best ways for individuals, groups, organizations and societies to learn. Skill in story-telling and in other narrative activities allows us to understand complexity, live with uncertainty, communicate well and increase personal and organizational effectiveness. As organizations move away from old-fashioned ...

Pubbliche amministrazioni

cambiamenti di scenario e strumenti di controllo interno

INDICE: Prefazione. -- Parte prima: Cambiamenti di scenario. -- Introduzione. -- I: La domanda di controllo nel settore pubblico e la trasposizione di cultura e metodologie dal settore privato. -- II: Il controllo nel settore tra concetti ed immagini. -- III: Confronto e innovazione nella Pubblica Amministrazione. -- IV: Il protocollo ...

Gestión estratégica y creación de valor en el sector público

Uno de los nombres básicos del management público, Mark Moore presenta en este libro un fascinante resumen de cincuenta años de investigación, análisis y experiencia didáctica acerca de lo que deben hacer los ejecutivos del sector público para mejorar el rendimiento de sus empresas. La ...

Domar la suerte

la aleatoriedad en decisiones individuales y sociales

Introducción de Antoni Domènech. John Elster (Oslo, 1940) ha conquistado en la última década una vasta audiencia, tanto más asombrosa cuanto que la mayoría de sus escritos tienen un carácter cargadamente técnico. El éxito publicístico del filósofo noruego no se debe sólo -ni principalmente- al ...