Pandemics and Public Value Management

The global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has put pressure on civil society, public managers, politicians, and society to preserve and sustain public value (PV) creation mechanisms. This book aims to inform the PVT literature by drawing on emerging lenses from the pandemic, such as value conflicts, post-Truth politics, multilateral PV, nationalism, and PV in developing-country contexts, to provide a multi-stakeholder and internationally informed set of analyses on public values systems and agents in distressing circumstances.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 18 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The impact of widespread crisis events like pandemics on societies' efforts to preserve and sustain mechanisms of public value (PV) creation is significant. The global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic serves as an exemplar,challenging civil society, public managers, politicians, and society as a whole to navigate uncharted waters and face exceptional pressures. In such disruptive circumstances, how can public values agents strive to conceive, create, and preserve value? How can public value theory (PVT) be informed by the pandemic to provide valuable insights?

This book aims to contribute to the PVT literature by exploring relevant lenses that have emerged in the aftermath of the pandemic. It addresses key concepts within PVT, such as value conflicts, post-Truth politics, multilateral PV, nationalism and the public, comparative PV creation, and PV in developing-country contexts. By employing these lenses, the book aims to construct a comprehensive and internationally informed set of analyses on public values systems and agents in challenging situations like pandemics.

The significance of this book extends to both academics and practitioners in the fields of public administration and public policy, as well as scholars of government, healthcare policy, and economics. It offers valuable insights and perspectives that can aid in understanding and responding to the complex challenges posed by pandemics and other crisis events.

In conclusion, this book seeks to inform the PVT literature by drawing upon emerging lenses in the context of the pandemic. It provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding public values systems and agents in distressing circumstances, offering valuable insights for academics, practitioners, and scholars alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032121161