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Managing public services in the 1990s president's lecture: 1ST October, 1993 centre for health planning and management, Keele university, MBA (health executive) Alumni association
Author(s) -
Davies Howard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.4740080403
Subject(s) - executive director , public health , public relations , management , executive summary , health services , political science , association (psychology) , public administration , sociology , medicine , psychology , business , nursing , population , demography , finance , economics , psychotherapist
The management of public services in the 1990s raises a number of central issues which require to be resolved. On the one hand, efficiency and effectiveness require attention, as in the 1980s or indeed anytime. On the other hand, the distinctive nature of public (and governmental) services needs to be recognized or reasserted. This Keynote Address to the Keele University, Centre for Health Planning and Management MBA (Health Executive) Programme Alumni Association by Howard Davies, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, sets out some key principles based on the ‘British Debate’ which are nevertheless generalizable in a number of cases to a wholly international audience.