Public Sector Reform: An International Perspective

In these times of dramatic social, economic and political change, governments around the world are questioning their roles and responsibilities in the public sector. There is a trend away from traditional public sector model and that of market ideology, but there does not yet exist a universally accepted alternative. Brendan Nolan offers a comparative analysis of public administration in several OECD countries (the UK, USA, Australia, and Scandinavia) and explores possible future directions.

ALAN BARCAN Honorary Associate, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia RICHARD BOYLE Senior Research Officer, Institute of Public Administration, Ireland CHRIS BREWSTER Professor of International Human Resource Management, Cranfield School of Management MICHAEL DEMPSEY Doctoral Student, Cranfield School of Management JOSIE GREGORY Lecturer, School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford JOHN HALLIGAN Professor of Public Administration, University of Canberra BILL HARDING Superintendent, Surrey Police GRANT HARMAN Professor of Educational Management, University of New England ARIANE HEGEWISCH Lecturer, European Human Resource Management, Cranfield School of Management ANDREW KORAC-KAKABADSE Professor of Management Development and Deputy Director, Cranfield School of Management NADA KORAC-KAKABADSE Senior Research Fellow, Cranfield School of Management PER LAEGREID Professor of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway V.LYNN MEEK Director, Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy, University of New England CHESTER A. NEWLAND Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, University of Southern California GARETH PARRY Reader in Education, University of Surrey ALEXANDER ZOUZMIN Foundation Chair in Management, University of Western Sydney, Australia