Reimagining Public Managers: Delivering Public Value

The book "Public Value and Non-Traditional Public Managers" explores the co-creation of value between politicians, citizens, and public managers, focusing on non-traditional public managers such as the judiciary, armed forces, multilateral institutions, and central banks. It seeks to expand the understanding of public managers and their contributions to public value theory by examining their unique value creation processes and attributes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The public value theory delves into the intricate interplay between politicians, citizens, and public managers in the co-creation of value. It specifically emphasizes the role of public managers in this process, examining their contributions, initiatives, and limitations in value creation. However, a common misconception persists that public managers are limited to the traditional categories of bureaucrats, government officials, civil servants, or public administrators. In reality, the scope of public managers is much broader and more diverse than commonly acknowledged.

This book aims to challenge these assumptions and provide a more comprehensive understanding of who public managers are and what they do. It explores the processes of value creation driven by non-traditional sets of public managers, such as the judiciary, armed forces, multilateral institutions, and central banks. By applying public value tools to analyze these entities, the book seeks to shed light on their unique value creation mechanisms and their contributions to society.

The book is tailored to an audience of public administration scholars, students of government, public officials, practitioners, and social scientists interested in contemporary problems of values in society. It aims to advance public administration thought by re-examining the theory's ultimate protagonist: the public manager. By going beyond the traditional conceptions of the public manager, the book makes an important contribution to the development of public value theory.

In conclusion, public value theory recognizes the crucial role of public managers in creating value for society. This book seeks to expand our understanding of who public managers are and what they do by examining the value creation processes driven by non-traditional sets of public managers. By doing so, it contributes to the advancement of public administration thought and provides valuable insights into contemporary problems of values in society.

Weight: 280g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367544096