Understanding public services : a contemporary introduction
E. K. Sarter (Editor), Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey (Editor)
- Bristol, UK, Policy Press, an imprint of Bristol University Press, 2025
- 184 pages
Dive inside this textbook for an accessible guide to the discipline of public services. Perfect for students, it offers a comprehensive account of core public service topics and explains the fundamental elements of working in the public services. Outlining their role in the welfare state, it explores the policies, providers and legalities shaping the context in which public services operate. Students will study concepts of organisational change, strategy, management, leadership and funding, and engage with timely discussions around contemporary public issues such as equality, sustainability and climate change"-- Provided by publisher