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New Public Managers in Europe

Public Servants in Transition

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. David Farnham

    1. University of Portsmouth, UK

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  2. Sylvia Horton

    1. University of Portsmouth, UK

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  3. John Barlow

    1. Department of Politics and European Studies, University of Central Lancashire, UK

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  4. Annie Hondeghem

    1. Public Management Centre, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
      Faculty of Political and Social Science, Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Comparing Public Managers

      • John Barlow, David Farnham, Sylvia Horton, F. F. Ridley
      Pages 3-25

    3. Public Managers and Private Managers: Towards a Professional Synthesis?

      • David Farnham, Sylvia Horton
      Pages 26-52

    4. The Competencies of New Public Managers

      • Turo Virtanen
      Pages 53-75

  3. National Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Belgium

      • Roger Depré, Annie Hondeghem
      Pages 79-99

    3. Britain

      • John Barlow, David Farnham, Sylvia Horton
      Pages 100-124

    4. Finland

      • Manzoor Alam, Markku Kiviniemi
      Pages 125-150

    5. France

      • Luc Rouban
      Pages 151-168

    6. Germany

      • Manfred Röber
      Pages 169-193

    7. Ireland

      • Mary Coolahan, Sean Dooney
      Pages 194-214

    8. Italy

      • Carlo D’Orta, Valerio Talamo
      Pages 215-239

    9. The Netherlands

      • G. Oosterhuis, T. P. W. van der Krogt
      Pages 240-256

    10. Spain

      • Salvador Parrado
      Pages 257-277

  4. Conclusion and Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
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    2. Public Servants in Transition?

      • Roger Depré, Annie Hondeghem, Jean-Luc Bodiguel
      Pages 281-295

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 297-308
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About this book

Many changes are taking place in the public sector across Europe as emphasis is being placed on the efficient use of resources, the way that public organisations are managed and their relationship with clients and customers. Post-bureaucratic structures are being introduced and a more managerialist culture is being established. A new type of public servant is emerging - the public manager. This book consists of three theoretical chapters and nine case studies of public managers, which examine these changes amongst member states of the European Union. The concluding chapter identifies common trends and explains similarities and differences in terms of the constitutional, political, cultural and economic contexts.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Portsmouth, UK

    David Farnham, Sylvia Horton

  • Department of Politics and European Studies, University of Central Lancashire, UK

    John Barlow

  • Public Management Centre, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

    Annie Hondeghem

  • Faculty of Political and Social Science, Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium

    Annie Hondeghem

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Public Managers in Europe

  • Book Subtitle: Public Servants in Transition

  • Editors: David Farnham, Sylvia Horton, John Barlow, Annie Hondeghem

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13947-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-65082-0Published: 23 July 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-13947-7Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 308

  • Topics: International Business, Management, Industries

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