Public Sector Downsizing

Public Sector Downsizing is a strategic organizational reform initiative that belongs to the broader category of public sector restructuring, distinguished by the deliberate reduction of government workforce size and associated expenditures to enhance operational efficiency, improve fiscal sustainability, and reconfigure public service delivery.

Publications

3.5K

Citations

119

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Public Human Resource Management

Children

Austerity-driven DownsizingBudget Cutback ManagementBureaucratic DownsizingCivil Service LayoffsDownsizing Outcomes EvaluationEmployee Morale In DownsizingFunctional RealignmentGovernment ReorganizationHiring FreezesJob Cuts

Publications

The International Diffusion of Public-Sector Downsizing: Network Emulation and Theory-Driven Learning

Chang Kil Lee, David Strang · International Organization · 2006 · 279 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Political Science +12

Public sector reform: an overview of recent literature and research on NPM and alternative paths

Michiel S. de Vries, Juraj Nemec · International Journal of Public Sector Management · 2013 · 210 citations

Management, Public Administration, Public Management +15

Root and Branch Restructuring to Achieve Major Cuts: The Social Policy Programme of the 2010 UK Coalition Government

Peter Taylor‐Gooby · Social Policy and Administration · 2011 · 206 citations

Social Sciences, Public Policy, Social Policy +16

Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction

Martín Rama · The World Bank Economic Review · 1999 · 143 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration +16

Public management reform a comparative analysis - into the age of austerity

2017 · 140 citations

Management, Public Administration, Public Management +14

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Authors

119

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Martín Rama
World Bank, United States
4 publications · 211 citations
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Richard Dunford
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
2 publications · 112 citations
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Steven H. Appelbaum
Concordia University, Canada
2 publications · 25 citations
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Bernadine Van Gramberg
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
2 publications · 26 citations
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Ringa Raudla
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2 publications · 108 citations
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Institutions

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Public Management Review
5 publications · 195 citations
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International Review of Administrative Sciences
4 publications · 273 citations
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The World Bank Economic Review
3 publications · 196 citations
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Public Choice
3 publications · 164 citations
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Public Personnel Management
PPM · 2 publications · 31 citations
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