Managerialism, economic rationalism and public sector reform in Australia :
By: ORCHARD, Lionel
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ArticlePublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, March 1998Australian Journal of Public Administration 57, 1, p. 19-32Abstract: This article outlines and explores the differences and connections in the ideas underpinning the reform of public institutions in Australian society over the past two decades. In particular, the article asks whether public institutions have been renewed or eroded through the changes of the 1980s and 1990s and whether the changes were as inevitable as some advocates and analysts claim. Some ideas and theories appropriate to the future role of government and public institutions in Australia beyond the current consnsus are explored. The article offers a fresh analysis of public sector reform in Australia and contributes to the ongoing debate about alternatives
This article outlines and explores the differences and connections in the ideas underpinning the reform of public institutions in Australian society over the past two decades. In particular, the article asks whether public institutions have been renewed or eroded through the changes of the 1980s and 1990s and whether the changes were as inevitable as some advocates and analysts claim. Some ideas and theories appropriate to the future role of government and public institutions in Australia beyond the current consnsus are explored. The article offers a fresh analysis of public sector reform in Australia and contributes to the ongoing debate about alternatives
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