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Book SynopsisIn this important new book, Christopher Pollitt, one of the leading researchers in public policy and management, argues that we are guilty of neglecting a fundamental dimension of both the practice and study of contemporary public management: that of time. Pollitt traces the character of, and the reasons for, this neglect in his wide-ranging study.
Trade ReviewThis is an extremely well-crafted book, based on a clear and explicit framework and a convincing range of evidence. It deserves a wide readership, both among those academics who claim to have discovered innovations among re-hashed formulas and among practitioners busily engaged in the re-invention of approaches and techniques with a long, if hidden, history * Norman Flynn, SOAS, University of London *
Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. The End of Time? ; 2. Timeships: Navigating the Past ; 3. History in Action: A Tale of Two Hospitals ; 4. Beyond History? ; 5. A Broader Perspective ; 6. A Toolkit for Time? ; 7. Wider Implications for Governments ; 8. After All ; Appendix A The Brighton-Leuven Project: Change and Continuity in Public Management
