Focusing on the role of action learning in developing organization and leadership capacity in public services, this book comprises an edited collection of chapters on a range of themes that draw from different public services.

An impressive and scholarly collection, the book:
* Presents accounts of different ways in which action learning is currently being deployed in leadership and organization development in public service organizations
* Presents an evaluative critique of the outcomes, lessons and issues in terms of capabilities developed, resources, opportunities and constraints for action learning approaches.
* Explores implications for future approaches to development of public service leaders and organizations

This book will appeal across a number of subject disciplines including human resource development, public management and organizational development.