rationale, trends and problems Lane, Jan-Erik. text Libros electrónicos. enk London SAGE 1997 monographic eng 1 online resource viii, 312 pages) : illustrations Leading experts from a number of countries examine the similarities and differences, common problems and the future form of the public sector. They argue that public sector reform deals with matters of justice and not just efficiency. Introduction : public sector reform : only deregulation, privatization and marketization? / Jan-Erik Lane -- New public sector models : reform in Australia and New Zealand / John Halligan -- The bewildering pace of public sector reform in Canada / Evert A. Lindquist -- The privatization of infrastructures in Germany / Ira Denkhaus and Volker Schneider -- Rebuilding the state : public sector reform in Central and Eastern Europe / Joachim Jens Hesse -- Farewell to the British state? / Michael J. Goldsmith and Edward C. Page -- Anglo-Saxon public management and European governance : the case of Dutch administrative reforms / Walter J.M. Kickert -- Public sector reform in the Nordic countries / Jan-Erik Lane -- Public sector reform in France / Thierry Postif -- Local government in Britain after Thatcher / Gerry Stoker -- Fiscal and financial decentralization : a comparative analysis of six West European countries / Bernard Steunenberg and Nico Mol -- Searching for competitiveness : the role of the Spanish public sector in the 1980s and 1990s / Carles Boix -- Incorporation as public sector reform / Jan-Erik Lane -- Conclusion / Jan-Erik Lane. Specialized. specialized editor, Jan-Erik Lane. Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English Public administration Administrative agencies Reorganization JF1351 .P855 1997 351 351 9786612622960 9781446279274 1446279278 9781282622968 128262296X 9780857026163 085702616X StDuBDS 130912 20260317081431.0 991014886158305711 eng