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1 online resource (xiii, 433 pages) : illustrations |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Australia and New Zealand school of government (ANZSOG) |
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ANZSOG (Series)
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Government and governance -- The problem of policy formation -- Public administration performance measurement -- The role and activities of the public service -- Organisational design -- Arguments for better strategy -- The competitive advantage of the public sector -- Adjusting to change : the role of innovation -- Public policy towards the public service -- Reflections. |
| Summary |
Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the state of government performance and an erosion of trust in our political class, Competing for Influence asks: what sort of public service do we want in Australia? Drawing on his experience in both the public and private sectors - and citing academic research across the fields of public sector management, industrial organisation, and corporate strategy - Barry Ferguson argues the case for the careful selection and application of private sector management concepts to the public service, both for their ability to strengthen the public service and inform public policy. These include competitive advantage, competitive positioning, horizontal strategy and organisational design, and innovation as an all-encompassing organisational adjustment mechanism to a changeable environment. But these are not presented as a silver bullet, and Ferguson addresses other approaches to reform, including the need to rebuild the Public Sector Act, the need to reconsider the interface between political and administrative arms of government (and determine what is in the 'public interest'), and the need for greater independence for the public service within a clarified role. This approach, and its implications for public sector reform, is contrasted with the straitjacket of path dependency that presently constricts the field. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-433). |
| Subject |
Civil service -- Australia.
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Australia -- Politics and government.
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Australie -- Politique et gouvernement.
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Political Science -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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Civil service
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Politics and government
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Australia https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ferguson, Barry. Competing for influence : the role of the public service in better government in Australia. Canberra : ANU Press, ©2019 9781760462765 |
| ISBN |
9781760462772 (electronic bk.) |
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1760462772 (electronic bk.) |
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9781760462765 (pbk.) |
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1760462764 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000066107102 |
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AU@ 000066132748 |
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AU@ 000065342308 |
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