TY - BOOK AU - Fisher,C.M. TI - Resource allocation in the public sector: values, priorities, and markets in the management of public services SN - 0203009827 AV - JF1351 .F57 1998eb U1 - 352.3/0941 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Public administration KW - Markets KW - Resource allocation KW - Administration publique (Science) KW - Affectation des ressources KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Affairs & Administration KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 The problematics of public service resource allocation; 2 The heuristics of resource allocation: how people determine priorities; 3 The apologetics of public sector organisations; 4 The rhetoric of resource allocation: arguments about how priorities should be set and resources allocated; 5 The mechanics of making markets; 6 The dialectic of resource allocation; 7 A polemic: conclusions about resource allocation and public services N2 - The widespread restructuring and privatisation of UK public services has fundamentally changed the nature of our society. This book is a timely examination of all aspects of public sector management UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=70305 ER -