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Public Management

Theory and Practice

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Konrad Raczkowski

    1. Institute of Economics, University of Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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  • Presents exclusive interview-based analysis of 12 Prime Ministers of Poland
  • Revisits both theoretical and practical aspects of public management
  • Clarifies the differences between public management vs public governance
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. State as a Special Organisation of Society

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 1-19

  3. Planning and Decision Making in Public Management

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 21-53

  4. State Organisation for Institutional and Systemic Perspective

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 55-98

  5. Managing and Leading in Public Organisations

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 99-125

  6. Control and Its Regulative Function in Public Management

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 127-152

  7. Governance and Public Management Practice in Poland

    • Konrad Raczkowski
    Pages 153-231

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 233-235
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About this book

Public management is undoubtedly an acknowledged area of management science, but with meager empirical research. This book takes this challenge and presents a rare analysis of public management from the perspective of 12 Prime Ministers of Poland who governed between 1989 and 2014. The author features the concepts, practice and challenges of public management by making use of direct interviews with the Prime Ministers according to the classical management functions of planning, organization, direction and controlling. The book also presents a theoretical inquiry which redefines public management by breaking away from the traditional paradigm of public management, and introducing a 'mega-organizational' understanding of the state within new institutional economics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Economics, University of Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Konrad Raczkowski

About the author

Konrad Raczkowski is Professor of Economics and Management, who specializes in the unofficial economy, public finances and management in the economic system. He is a Director of the Economic Institute at the University of Social Sciences in Warsaw and Head of the Department of the Economic Security Management.

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