Theory and Practice of Public Sector Reform

Steven Van de Walle is Research Professor at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium, and Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Sandra Groeneveld is Professor of Public Management at the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University, the Netherlands.

• 1. Introduction: Theory and Practice of Public Sector ReformSteven Van de Walle and Sandra GroeneveldPart 1: Perspectives on Public Sector Reform2. An Institutional PerspectiveJohan P. Olsen3. A Transformative PerspectiveTom Christensen and Per Lægreid4. A Principal-Agent PerspectiveSandra Van Thiel5. An Innovation PerspectiveVictor Bekkers and Lars Tummers6. A Change Management PerspectiveJoris van der Voet, Ben S. Kuipers and Sandra Groeneveld7. A Cultural Theory PerspectiveChristopher Hood8. An Interpretive PerspectiveR.A.W. RhodesPart 2: Objects of Reform9. Reforming Organizational StructuresSteven Van de Walle10. Bureaucrats and Politicians: Reform Begets ReformB. Guy Peters11. The Shift toward Network Governance: Drivers, Characteristics and ManifestationsErik-Hans Klijn and Joop Koppenjan12. Management of Human Resources: Trends and VariationSandra Groeneveld and Bram Steijn13. Public Management Reform and Public ProfessionalismMirko Noordegraaf14. Recent Shifts in Public Financial ManagementTiina Randma and Geert BouckaertPart 3: Studying and Practicing Reform15. Public Sector Reform amidst Societal and Administrative ShiftsKim Putters16. Two Varieties of Administrative Reform: US vs. EuropeRichard Stillman17. Becoming a Student of ReformFrans-Bauke van der Meer, Christoph Reichard and Arthur Ringeling

"This book fills a gap in thought leadership on public sector reform. It consolidates current theory, themes, and perspectives from leading scholars, thereby raising consciousness of the too neglected reform pulse of public management." –John K. Wilkins, York University, Canada