Local government management the rhetoric and reality of change - Keen, Linda; Scase, Richard (Buckingham Open University Press, 1998)
Table of Contents: Acknowledgements. -- 1. The 'new managerialism' in local government -- 2. Analysing organizations: theoretical perspectives on the "new managerialism" -- 3. Changing managerial roles in local government: the new prescriptions -- 4. A study of change: Barset Country Council -- 5. Changing leadership and managerial roles -- 6. New patterns of decision making -- 7. Managers' motivation and morale -- 8. The 'new managerialism' and the future of local government. -- Appendix 1. Methodology. Appendix 2. Management approaches: past and present. References. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Local government -- Great Britain