The politics of public service bargains : reward, competency, loyalty - and blame /

Main Author: Hood, Christopher, 1947-
Other Authors: Lodge, Martin,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introducing public service bargains
  • Trustee-type public service bargains
  • Agency-type public service bargains
  • Reward in public service bargains : pyramids, noblesse oblige, Turkey races and lotteries of life
  • Competency in public service bargains : wonks, sages, deliverers, and go-betweens
  • Loyalty and responsibility in public service bargains : judges, partners, executives,and jesters
  • Putting the pieces together
  • How public service bargains change and fall
  • Public service managerialism and public service bargains : control, blame Avoidance, and cheating
  • Conclusion.