Table of Contents

The public policy context: International trends.
‘Who’s responsible for the state we’re in?’ Government and public sector: Accountability and responsibility in an era of crisis and austerity.
Local government in england: Fault lines in ethical governance?.
Rethinking urban regeneration? Insights into the future through use of the strategic-relational approach.
The retreat of the state: The challenges faced by regeneration managers in a climate of austerity.
Civil society and social movements: Consensus or crisis?.
The State of higher education and training in Egypt post the Arab Spring.
Resist, Refuse, Occupy.
Civil Society, the left and community organising: Towards a progressive politics.
Review and reflection.
‘The way we do things around here’: Personal and epistemological reflections of the influence of inter-disciplinary identity on effective knowledge leadership for tackling inequalities.
Introduction: From austerity to acceptance?.
Conclusion: Policy and practice implications.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
Looking for consensus?: Civil society, social movements and crises for public management.
Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management.
Looking for consensus?: Civil society, social movements and crises for public management.
Copyright page.
Editorial Advisory Board.

About the Author

Diamond, Prof. J. - Edge Hill University, UK Liddle, Prof. J. - Teesside University, UK