Partnership Governance in Public Management : A Public Solutions Handbook

Partnership Governance in Public Management describes what partnership is in the public sector, how public partnerships are managed, and how partnerships can be measured and evaluated effectively. Partnerships are considered not only a skill set and policy tool, but an effective way to understand public processes that produce results. Instead of looking at partnerships in terms of surviving the other partner, this book examines partnerships and partnering technologies as a way to bridge sectors to produce a new sense of public purpose and a stable foundation for governance to flourish.

The ability to create and sustain partnerships is a skill and a strategic capacity that utilizes the strengths and offsets the weaknesses of each actor. Partnerships between the public and private sectors allow each to enjoy the benefits of the other: the public sector benefits from increased entrepreneurship and the private sector utilizes public authority and processes to achieve economic and community revitalization. Partnership Governance in Public Management describes what partnership is in the public sector, as well as how it is managed, measured, and evaluated. Both a theoretical and practical text, this book is a what, why, and how examination of a key function of public management.

Examining governing capacity, community building, downtown revitalization, and partnership governance through the lens of formalized public-private partnerships – specifically, how these partnerships are understood and sustained in our society – this book is essential reading for students and practitioners with an interest in partnership governance and public administration and management more broadly. Chapters explore partnering technologies as a way to bridge sectors, to produce results and a new sense of public purpose, and to form a stable foundation for governance to flourish.