The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations : Shifting Patterns of Public Management /

This book discusses the trajectories of creating specialized autonomous units. An analysis of the mechanisms and measures taken for granting autonomy to specialized autonomous units and subsequently to coordinating them back is described. The book shows a range of patterns in the dynamics of special...

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Main Authors: Bouckaert, Geert (Author), Peters, B. Guy (Author), Verhoest, Koen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Public sector organizations.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book discusses the trajectories of creating specialized autonomous units. An analysis of the mechanisms and measures taken for granting autonomy to specialized autonomous units and subsequently to coordinating them back is described. The book shows a range of patterns in the dynamics of specialization and coordination over 25 years.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 326 pages)
ISBN:9780230275256
DOI:10.1057/9780230275256