Public Services In The 1990s : Issues In Public Service Finance And Management

Wilson, John (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1903499240 / ISBN 13: 9781903499245

Published by Liverpool Academic Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Services In The 1990s : Issues In Public Service Finance And Management
• Publisher: Liverpool Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903499240
• ISBN 13: 9781903499245
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Public service provision is one of the most important issues debated in the UK today and is likely to continue. This essential text identifies major financial and organisation management issues confronting the public services and explains how they can be addressed in practical terms. Written in an accessible manner by a team of experts, this is a book for new and existing managers, students and lecturers in the public service. The aim of this book is to identify major finance and organisational management issues confronting the public services and to explain how they can be addressed in practical terms by managers of those services. Details of the impact of recent political developments are looked at as well as cultural change, crisis, and quality management. Developments in the NHS, central and local government are also covered.

About the Author

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John Wilson grew up on the Isle of Skye and outside Glasgow without the slightest idea that he would ever write books. After a degree in Geology from St. Andrews University, he worked in Zimbabwe and Alberta before taking up writing full-time and moving out to Lantzville on Vancouver Island in 1991. John spends significant portions of his year travelling across the country telling stories from his books. For more information, visit johnwilsonauthor.com.