Abstract
This chapter provides a conceptual overview of how trajectories of reform have
impacted on how we think about public servants in theory and practice. It will
explain the notion of trajectories of reform, and of reform more broadly, making
the case we need to recognize it as a complex, multilevel, dynamic set of
processes, rather than as some sort of intervention or exogenous shock to public
sector systems. We also sketch out the main models of public administration and
management that have been so dominant in global public administration, and link
these to reform and explain how they shape the very notion of the public servant.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant |
Editors | Helen Sullivan, Helen Dickinson, Hayley Henderson |
Place of Publication | America |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 360-379 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-29980-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |