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ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Building on research in public health, social epidemiology and the social determinants of health, this book presents complexity theory as an alternative basis for an outcome-oriented public management praxis.

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1. Introduction 2. Rationalism: A Failed Logic for Public Service Reform? 3. The Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation 4. Complexity as a Service Reform Trajectory: Dynamic Capabilities for Better Public Service Outcomes 5. Human Learning Systems: A New Trajectory in Public Service Reform? 6. Learning Partnerships: Relevant Research for a Complex World 7. Harnessing Complexity for Better Social Outcomes: A Reform and Research Agenda

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    A Paperback / softback by Max French, Hannah Hesselgreaves, Rob Wilson

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      Publisher: Bristol University Press
      Publication Date: 23/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781447364115, 978-1447364115
      ISBN10: 1447364112

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      Book Synopsis
      ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Building on research in public health, social epidemiology and the social determinants of health, this book presents complexity theory as an alternative basis for an outcome-oriented public management praxis.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. Rationalism: A Failed Logic for Public Service Reform? 3. The Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation 4. Complexity as a Service Reform Trajectory: Dynamic Capabilities for Better Public Service Outcomes 5. Human Learning Systems: A New Trajectory in Public Service Reform? 6. Learning Partnerships: Relevant Research for a Complex World 7. Harnessing Complexity for Better Social Outcomes: A Reform and Research Agenda

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