Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Governments

Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Governments
ISBN-10
1589010183
ISBN-13
9781589010185
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
219
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Authors
Michael McGuire, Robert Agranoff

Description

Collaboration has become a commonplace term in the fields of public management and policy. This text examines the complexity of collaborative management, identifying the players, activities and policy instruments at work in the decision making process.

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