Understanding the public sector : the significance of size and complexity?
By: Peters, B. Guy
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ArticlePublisher: Hong Kong : Departament of Politics and Public Administration of Hong Kong, December 2006The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 28, 2, p. 99-116Abstract: The public sector and public administration can be analysed in any number of ways. This article examines the utility of two important variables - size and complexity - for understanding contemporary governance. These variables have been used by both scholars and popular commentators, and they do help to undestand, by comparing across countries and policy areas, how the public sector functions. Although both variables are significant, complexity appears to be more important as a means of understanding the public sector
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The public sector and public administration can be analysed in any number of ways. This article examines the utility of two important variables - size and complexity - for understanding contemporary governance. These variables have been used by both scholars and popular commentators, and they do help to undestand, by comparing across countries and policy areas, how the public sector functions. Although both variables are significant, complexity appears to be more important as a means of understanding the public sector
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