Big Ideas in
Collaborative Public Management
Lisa Blomgren Bingham and Rosemary
O'Leary, Editors (M.E. Sharpe, 2008)
The world of public management is changing dramatically,
fueled by technological innovations such as the
Internet, globalism that permits us to outsource
functions anywhere in the world, new ideas from network
theory, and more. Public managers no longer are unitary
leaders of unitary organizations--instead, they often
find themselves convening, negotiating, mediating, and
collaborating across borders.
Big Ideas in Collaborative Public Management
brings together a rich variety of big picture
perspectives on collaborative public management. The
chapters are all original and written by distinguished
experts. Designed for practical application, they range
from examinations of under what conditions collaborative
public management occurs to what it means to be a
collaborative leader.
The contributors address tough issues such as legitimacy
building in networks, and discuss ways to engage
citizens in collaboration. They examine the design of
collaborative networks and the outcomes of
collaboration. Detailed introductory and concluding
chapters by the respected editors summarize and critique
the chapters, and frame them as a reflection of the
state of collaborative public management today.
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"When I'm asked what is new and important in
contemporary public management, my answer is
collaboration. The Bingham and O'Leary book is the
best on the subject, well ahead of the rest." (George
Frederickson, University of Kansas) |
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