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Books and reports: Public Management in New Zealand: Lessons and Challenges (NOTE: THIS PUBLICATION IS NOT FOR SALE FROM NZBR. To purchase this pub
1 April 2001, 1 Graham Scott
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Public Management in New Zealand: Lessons and Challenges describes New Zealand's transformation from a command administrative system to a performance-driven public sector. Novel arrangements were introduced based on the freedom of managers to exercise professional judgement in carrying out assigned responsibilities. The book offers a rich menu of ideas and experiences for any country determined to improve public management. There are also lessons to be learned from the shortcomings and disappointments experienced by the New Zealand reformers. Looking to the future, the author has pointed to areas where the government can strengthen public management through: improved capability and performance by ministers; stronger policy analysis and evaluation; more effective strategic management; firmer linkages between strategic goals, desired policy outcomes and the outputs of public organisations; better performance specifications and monitoring of chief executives and their departments; greater effort in development of professional and managerial human resources; and improved governance and accountability arrangements for semi-independent government entities. NOTE: THIS PUBLICATION IS NOT FOR SALE FROM NZBR. To purchase this publication contact: Centre for Law and Economics at ANU in Canberra, George Barker email: BarkerG@law.anu.edu.au) |
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