The Bedrosian Center serves as: a focal point for the discussion of pressing issues the nation faces regarding how the public sector can work better, a conduit through which the best practices and cutting edge thinking about strategies are made known broadly, and a center of education for public sector principals and staff with the goal of improving government effectiveness in implementing policy. Our faculty have broad interests in research in policy-relevant research and governance more broadly.
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Recent faculty publications
The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance provides a general, nontechnical introduction to core ideas in positive political theory as they apply to public management and policy. Anthony Michael Bertelli, helps readers to understand public sector governance arrangements and their implications for public management practice outcomes.
“The study of public management has undergone a revolution over the past two decades, with new approached providing fresh insights into long-standing issues. As someone who is both firmly steeped in the traditional concerns and issues and also a major contributor to the new approaches, Tony Bertelli is the perfect person to serve as a tour guide through this revolution. The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance is lucid, engaging, and chock full of ideas for scholars and practitioners alike.” Charles Shipan, University of Michigan.
The book, published in 2012 by Cambridge is available in paperback.
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