Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management

Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series

Edited by Kuno Schedler, Professor of Public Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

This comprehensive Encyclopedia is an essential reference text for students, scholars and practitioners in public management. Offering a broad and inter-cultural perspective on public management as a field of practice and science, it covers all the most relevant and contemporary terms and concepts, comprising 78 entries written by nearly 100 leading international scholars.

‘In the dense landscape of reference works, this is the real thing. It brings together great scholars, offers a fascinating tour of the classics, and connects with today’s problems. It shows how far the field of public management has progressed, delivering relevant insights for public executives seeking to create public value.’
– Arjen Boin, Leiden University, the Netherlands