Whatever Happened to Frank and Fearless? The impact of new public management on the Australian Public Service

In this evidence-based and closely argued work, Kathy MacDermott plots the changes in the culture of the Australian Public Service that have led many contemporary commentators to lament the purported loss of traditional public service values of impartiality, intellectual rigour and - most importantl...

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1. Verfasser: MacDermott, Kathy (auth)
Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Canberra ANU Press 2008
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