Harnessing Complexity for Better Outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services
eBook - ePub

Harnessing Complexity for Better Outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Harnessing Complexity for Better Outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services

About this book

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How can public services and social interventions create and sustain good outcomes for the populations they serve?

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. It takes a critical approach towards New Public Management and provides new conceptual inroads for reappraising public management in theory and practice. It advances two practical approaches: Human Learning Systems (a model for public service reform) and Learning Partnerships (a model for research and academic engagement in complex settings).

With up-to-date and extensive discussions on public service reform, this book provides practical and action-oriented guidance for a radical change of course in management and governance.

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Yes, you can access Harnessing Complexity for Better Outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services by Max French,Hannah Hesselgreaves,Rob Wilson,Melissa Hawkins,Toby Lowe in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Health Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Figures and Tables
  7. About the Authors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Preface
  10. One Introduction
  11. Two Rationalism: a failed logic for public service reform?
  12. Three The Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation
  13. Four Complexity as a service reform trajectory: dynamic capabilities for better public service outcomes
  14. Five Human Learning Systems: a new trajectory in public service reform?
  15. Six Learning partnerships: relevant research for a complex world
  16. Seven Harnessing complexity for better social outcomes: a reform and research agenda
  17. Appendix
  18. References
  19. Index