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Understanding Public Services - A Contemporary Introduction (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,322
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Understanding Public Services - A Contemporary Introduction (Hardcover): David Phillips, Simon Read, Jennifer Law, Wendy Booth,...

Understanding Public Services - A Contemporary Introduction (Hardcover)

David Phillips, Simon Read, Jennifer Law, Wendy Booth, Vida Greaux, Filippos Proedrou, Stuart Jones; Edited by E.K. Sarter, Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey

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Dive inside this textbook for an accessible guide to the discipline of public services. Perfect for students, it offers a comprehensive account of core public service topics and explains the fundamental elements of working in the public services. Outlining their role in the welfare state, it explores the policies, providers and legalities shaping the context in which public services operate. Students will study concepts of organisational change, strategy, management, leadership and funding, and engage with timely discussions around contemporary public issues such as equality, sustainability and climate change. Key features to support student learning include: * objectives at the beginning of each chapter; * case studies and examples; * end of chapter summaries; * reflective questions; * further reading recommendations and resources. Bringing together authors with expertise in politics and public policy, social policy and law, this book is essential reading for everybody studying public services.

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Imprint: Policy Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2023
First published: 2023
Contributors: David Phillips • Simon Read • Jennifer Law • Wendy Booth • Vida Greaux • Filippos Proedrou • Stuart Jones
Editors: E.K. Sarter • Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey
Dimensions: 240 x 172mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-6399-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Management decision making > General
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LSN: 1-4473-6399-X
Barcode: 9781447363996

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