Public Sector Reform

BRENDAN NOLAN is Senior Lecturer in the School of Administration and Training at the University of New England, Australia. He is co-editor of Schools and Litigation (1997). AE(00): Consultant Editor: JO CAMPLING

• Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM IN THE OECD Comparing Public Sector Reform in the OECD; J.Halligan PART II: NATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Public Management and Reform in the United States; C.A.Newland Australian Public Sector Reform; V.L.Meek A Partnership Approach to Change: The Civil Service Reform Programme in the Republic of Ireland; R.Boyle Administrative Reforms in Scandinavia: Testing the Cooperative Model; P.Loegreid PART III: SECTORAL CASE STUDIES The Reform of State Education in Australia; A.Barcan Ethics as a Change Strategy in Policing in the United Kingdom; J.Gregory & B.Harding Reform of Higher Education in the United Kingdom; G.Parry PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATIONS TO PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM The Union's Response to Change in the Public Sector; C.Brewer, M.Dempsey & A.Hegewisch Impact of the New Public Management on Higher Education Reform in Australia; G.Harman Towards Electronic Service Delivery: Canadian, Australian and United Kingdom Government Initiatives; N.Korac-Kakabadse, A.Korac-Kakabadse & A.Zouzmin CONCLUSION Themes and Future Directions of Public Sector Reform; B.Nolan Bibliography Index