Despite predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate in this important area. "The New Public Governance?" sets out to explore this emergent field of research and to present a framework with which to understand it. Divided into five parts, the book examines: theoretical underpinnings of the concept of governance, especially competing perspectives from Europe and the US; governance of inter-organizational partnerships and contractual relationships; governance of policy networks; and, lessons learned and future directions. Under the steely editorship of Stephen Osborne and with contributions from leading academics including Owen Hughes, John M. Bryson, Don Kettl, Guy Peters and Carsten Greve, this book will be of particular interest to researchers and students of public administration, public management, public policy and public services management.
1 Introduction : the (New) Public governance : a suitable case for treatment? by Stephen P. Osborne 1
2 Global perspectives on governance by Patricia Kennett 19
3 Meta-governance and public management by B. Guy Peters 36
4 Innovations in governance by Mark Moore and Jean Hartley 52
5 Governance and governability by Jan Kooiman 72
6 Does governance exist? by Owen Hughes 87
7 What endures? : public governance and the cycle of reform by Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. 105
8 Theory of organizational partnerships : partnership advantages, disadvantages and success factors by Ronald W. McQuaid 127
9 Public-private partnerships and public governance challenges by Carsten Greve and Graeme Hodge 149
10 Introducing the theory of collaborative advantage by Siv Vangen and Chris Huxham 163
11 Relationship marketing, relational capital and the governance of public services delivery by Stephen P. Osborne and Kate McLaughlin and Celine Chew 185
12 Leading across frontiers : how visionary leaders integrate people, processes, structures and resources by Barbara C. Crosby and John M. Bryson and Melissa M. Stone 200
13 Public governance and the third sector : opportunities for co-production and innovation? by Victor Pestoff and Taco Brandsen 223
14 Governance, contract management and public management by Donald F. Kettl 239
15 Governance of outsourcing and contractual relationships by Federica Farneti and Emanuele Padovani and David W. Young 255
16 The governance of contracting relationships : "killing the golden goose" : a third-sector perspective by Steven Rathgeb Smith and Judith Smyth 270
17 Trust in governance networks : looking for conditions for innovative solutions and outcomes by EriköHans Klijn 303