The Essential Public Manager

Provides an overview of such topics as the differences and similarities between public and private sector management, the development of networks and partnerships, the impacts of politics and citizen participation on public administration, and more. This book is aimed at students, teachers and practising managers.

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.