Essential Public Manager

Pollitt (public management, Erasmus U., the Netherlands), hoping to demonstrate that the field of public management and administration is not boring, treats a limited number of core issues using Socratic conversations and case study vignettes as illustrative of different points and perspectives. Topics include partnerships and networks in governance, accountability and participation, evaluation, and values and ethics. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Christopher Pollitt is Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In a varied career, he has worked as a Whitehall civil servant and researched and taught as an academic in the UK, the USA, Belgium and the Netherlands. He has also served as an advisor to many key public sector organizations, including the OECD, the World Bank, the European Commission, the UK National Audit Office and various ministries in the UK, Canada and Finland.