Public management reforms and social cohesion in Europe: the view from the top

Andrews, Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819, Guarneros-Meza, Valeria and Downe, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-3183 2016. Public management reforms and social cohesion in Europe: the view from the top. Public Management Review 18 (4) , pp. 558-582. 10.1080/14719037.2015.1014399

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Abstract

Drawing upon data from a survey of senior public managers in ten European countries, we examine the relationship between public management reforms and perceptions of social cohesion. We find a positive connection between reforms which treat service users as customers and government openness (outward-downward reforms), and managers’ perceptions of the civic culture and social solidarity within their countries. However, for reforms, such as privatization, with an outward-upward orientation, a negative association with social solidarity is observed. The theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1471-9037
Funders:	European Commission
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	5 January 2015
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 00:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/85347

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