The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management
- ISBN-10
- 0230275257
- ISBN-13
- 9780230275256
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02-24
- Publisher
- Springer
- Authors
- B. Guy Peters, Geert Bouckaert, Koen Verhoest
Description
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.
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