欧文•E•休斯(Owen E. Hughes) 国际知名的政治学家和公共行政学家,澳大利亚皇家墨尔本理工大学教授,主要研究领域为公共行政与公共管理、公共政策、澳大利亚政治等。在加入皇家墨尔本理工大学之前,休斯教授长期在澳大利亚莫纳什大学任教,曾担任该校管理系系主任,并被美国的科罗拉多大学、乔治城大学和我国的中国人民大学聘为客座教授。《公共管理导论》一书为其代表作,该书的出版确立了他在公共管理领域著名学者的地位。他还著有《澳大利亚政治》、《政府间关系与公共政策》等,都颇具影响。
1 An Era of Change 1
Introduction1
Administration and management3
Public sector reform6
Imperatives of public sector change9
Public management as a field of study15
Conclusion17
2 The Role of Government19
Introduction19
The need for a public sector21
Instruments of government24
Market failure as the basis for public policy28
Phases of government intervention31
The size of government38
Conclusion41
3 The Traditional Model of Public Administration 43
Introduction43
Early administration44
The reforms of the nineteenth century46
Webers theory of bureaucracy48
Wilson and political control52
Taylor and public administration54
Problems with the traditional model59
Conclusion72
4 Public Management 74
Introduction74
The meaning of management76
The beginnings of a management approach78
Theoretical bases of management83
The problem of New Public Management85
Public sector reform89
Criticisms of managerialism94
Conclusion101
5 Public Policy 103
Introduction103
Public policy, administration and management105
Policy analysis107
Economic public policy111
Political public policy113
Evidencebased policy116
Limitations of policy analysis117
Conclusion121
6 Governance 123
Introduction123
The meaning of governance124
Corporate governance131
Governance as the New Public Management132
Governance and networks136
Conclusion: the usefulness of governance141
7 Regulation, Contracting and Public Ownership 144
Introduction144
Regulation145
Contracting out151
Public enterprise: government as producer157
The privatization debate160
Conclusion164
8 Stakeholders and External Constituencies 166
Introduction166
The need for an external focus167
External relations in the traditional model169
External relations as a management function170
Interest groups172
Beyond the policy community176
Issues regarding overreliance on the outside180
Conclusion184
9 Accountability 185
Introduction185
The idea of accountability187
Accountability in the private sector187
Accountability in the public sector190
Accountability in the traditional model194
A managerial model of accountability197
Accountability problems from public sector reform202
Conclusion205
10 Strategic Management 208
Introduction208
Strategy209
Strategy in the private sector210
Strategy in the public sector213
Strategic planning models214
Strategic management219
Criticisms of strategy in the public sector223
Conclusion226
11 Leadership and Managing People 228
Introduction228
Staffing in the traditional model230
Leadership233
Management of human resources240
Some problems with the HRM changes245
Conclusion248
12 Financial and Performance Management 250
Introduction250
The government budget251
Traditional financial management256
Financial management reform258
Performance management263
Some criticisms of financial and performance management266
Problems with the accounting changes267
Conclusion271
13 Egovernment 273
Introduction273
Technology and the traditional model of administration275
The beginnings of egovernment278
Egovernment stages280
The impact of technological change on bureaucracy284
Egovernment and public sector reform287
Problems of egovernment289
Conclusion293
14 Public Management in Developing Countries 295
Introduction295
The traditional model in developing countries296
Problems with the administrative model303
Public sector reform304
Problems with the managerial model310
Conclusion314
15 Conclusion: Paradigms in Public Management 315
Introduction315
Paradigms in public management316
The traditional administrative model as a paradigm318
New Public Management as a paradigm320
Public management as a paradigm326
Issues in public sector reform329
Conclusion335