TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Neil AU - Cradden,Terry AU - Butler,Patrick TI - Modernising Irish government: the politics of administrative reform SN - 9780717141555 (pbk.) : U1 - 354.417 COL PY - 2007/// CY - Dublin PB - Gill and Macmillan KW - Public administration KW - Ireland KW - Organizational change KW - Civil service KW - Politicians KW - Politics and government N1 - "Neil Collins, Terry Cradden & Patrick Butler" - cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Introduction: the basics of Irish government. Neil Collins & Terry Cradden -- 2.Ireland\'s bureaucratic traditions. Neil Collins & Terry Cradden -- 3.NPM: a new orthodoxy. Neil Collins -- 4.Modes of delivery: who does what, when and why? Neil Collins & Terry Cradden -- 5.Failures to deliver: letting the public down. Terry Cradden -- 6.The public service and regulatory reform. Neil Collins -- 7.The public service and the citizen-consumer. Patrick Butler & Neil Collins -- 8.People management: HRM in the public service. Terry Cradden -- 9.Conclusions: enhancing governance and protecting democracy. Patrick Butler, Neil Collins & Terry Cradden ER -