Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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| Editors: Ali Farazmand

Comparative Public Governance and Management

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3311-1
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Synonyms

Comparative governance; Comparative public administration and management; Comparative public management; International public management

Definition

Comparative public governance and management is the theory and practice of advancing knowledge in public governance and management through the method of comparing across jurisdictions.

Introduction: The Problem of Comparing Public Governance and Management

Comparative public governance and management is defined by its three key components: “public governance,” “public management,” and the qualification of “comparative,” which indicates a choice of method. These three components can be described as follows.

Public governance is a term which has been defined in various ways. At the heart of the numerous definitions lies the idea of “steering,” of providing direction to a political community, or a key subset of it, by activating multiple actors whose interactions shape the outcomes of collective, purposive social action (Pierre and...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.The Open University Business School, Department of Public Leadership and Social Enterprise (PuLSE)The Open UniversityMilton KeynesUK