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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 _aJN318
_b.U53 2025
245 _a Understanding public services
_b: a contemporary introduction
_cE. K. Sarter (Editor), Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey (Editor)
260 _aBristol, UK,
_bPolicy Press, an imprint of Bristol University Press,
_c2025
264 _c2025
300 _a184 pages
336 _2rdacontent
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_aunmediated
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520 _aDive 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
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