The Politics of Collaborative Public Management: A Primer

by Robert Agranoff and Aleksey Kolpakov

Although one often thinks of collaborative management and related group problem-solving as different interests coming together in "peaceful harmony," nothing could be further from reality. Collaboration in real-world action requires steering and negotiation in virtually every situation, with a considerable process that precedes agreement. This progression is, in effect, a "mini" political and managerial process we have come to know as collaborative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032473622
• ISBN13: 9781032473628
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"