TY - GEN AU - Thomas, John Clayton TI - Citizen, customer, partner : : engaging the public in public management SN - 9780765627216 PY - 2012/// CY - Armonk, New York : PB - M. E. Sharpe, Inc. KW - Public administration KW - Citizen participation KW - Political planning KW - Public relations and politics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Introduction -- Citizen, Customer, Partner, and Public Management -- The Changing Place of the Public in Public Management -- Part II: The Public as Customer -- Providing Customer Service in Public as Partner -- Coproducing Public Services and Public Value -- Managing for Coproduction -- Part IV: The Public as Citizen -- When is Public Involvement Desirable? -- Engaging Representative Participation and Reaching Effective Decisions -- Techniques for Involving the Public in Decision Making -- Part V: Conclusions -- Implications for Public Managers, the Public, and Democracy ER -