Management in the Public Sector: Challenge and Change

This highly acclaimed textbook, now in its second edition, provides a broadly thematic approach to key issues and developments in public management. Particular emphasis is placed on the process of change and the unique managerial challenges facing public service organisations. This edition includes topical new material on the health service and quangos, and the addition of key learning points and end of chapter summaries and questions make it the ideal text for introductory and intermediate courses.