Obedient Servants
Management Freedoms and Accountabilities in the New Zealand Public Sector
$31.96
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2003
Summary
The experiences of a representative sample of public servants, members of Parliament, and informed observers of the control systems of New Zealand’s public management model adopted in the early 1990s are examined in this book. Revealed is a trend that is moving away from the tradition of delivering public services through a centralized bureaucracy. Richard Norman uses his experience critiquing public service bureaucracies as a journalist, working for a government-owned corporation that crashe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780864734679 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0864734670 |
| Author: | Richard Norman |
| Publisher: | Te Herenga Waka University Press |
| Imprint: | Victoria University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 164mm x 210mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This book brings powerful, disconcerting, and surely definitive messages about fundamental flaws in enacted public management in New Zealand.” — Bill Ryan, associate professor, Victoria University of Wellington
About The Author
Richard Norman
Richard Norman is a senior lecturer with the management school at Victoria University of Wellington.
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