Public sector management in Australia

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Public sector management in Australia

John Wanna, Ciaran O'faircheallaigh, Patrick Weller

Macmillan Education Australia, 1992

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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"Public Sector Management in Australia" is a text dealing with the contemporary issues facing the public sector manager/administrator. The changes that are taking place under anew managerialist ethos, their impact and consequence are a major theme of this text. The authors have written an integrated text in order to provide a more accurate assessment of current political and administrateive management practices. The book is grounded on empirical research, and this quantitative material is woven into the descriptive text in an accessible style. The problems faced by public sector managers raise questions about the design and structure of governmental bodies. Managers have resorted to a range of new tools of management but far less attention has been given to review and evaluation. Just as neglected have been the knotty problems of public sector ethics and accountability, given a new urgency with current changes in management orientation.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 The problems: administration under stress
  • dilemmas - efficiency, economy, effectiveness, ethics, equity, accountability, size. Part 2 The design of the public sector: why are structures important?
  • governmental bodies
  • quasi-governmental bodies
  • inter-governmental bodies
  • alternative forms - contracting, privatization. Part 3 Tools of management: corporate management - lessons from the private sector?
  • financial control systems
  • co-ordination and decentralization
  • planning and policy design
  • policy delivery and agency discretion
  • marketing services
  • personnel management and industrial relations
  • management review processes. Part 4 The impact of management: performance measurement and evaluation
  • a new accountability?.

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