Crafting Public Institutions : : Leadership in Two Prison Systems / / Arjen Boin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Boin, Arjen,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Explorations in Public Policy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (265 p.)

Through case studies of two prison systems—the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Dutch prison system—Arjen Boin identifies the challenges and opportunities that confront public managers who want to reorient correctional policy and make prisons more effective. Crafting Public Institutions contrasts the two prison systems to show how focused leadership—or its absence—can make a major difference in the character and performance of public organizations. The ability of leaders to shape an organization's mission and motivate public servants in accordance with policy goals, Boin concludes, lies at the heart of making institutions work.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Pros and Cons of Institution Building: Outlines of a Debate -- 2 A Theory of Institution Building -- 3 Two Prison Systems: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Dutch Prison System -- 4 The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Leadership and Integration -- 5 The Dutch Prison System: Leadership and Fragmentation -- 6 Leadership, Institutions, and Public Administration -- 7 Designing for Performance -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book