New Zealand's public sector management reform: Implications for the United States

Graham Scott, Ian Ball and Tony Dale
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Graham Scott: Graham Scott (NZ) Ltd., 11th Floor Willis Corroon House, 58 Jervois Quay, P.O. Box 5265 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, Postal: Graham Scott (NZ) Ltd., 11th Floor Willis Corroon House, 58 Jervois Quay, P.O. Box 5265 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
Ian Ball: Public Sector Performance (NZ) Ltd., Postal: Public Sector Performance (NZ) Ltd.
Tony Dale: Public Sector Performance (NZ) Ltd., Postal: Public Sector Performance (NZ) Ltd.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, vol. 16, issue 3, 357-381

Abstract: This article describes the reforms to the functions of central government in New Zealand that have been introduced since 1985. It sketches the political and economic situation which motivated the changes to the systems of public management. Some of the theoretical influences that provided insights to the advice given to the government by its officials are noted. The essential elements of the system are described briefly. The results are summarized in terms of how the ideas were implemented, the extent of their acceptance, the impact on managerial behavior, and the effects on government in terms of the objectives that were originally set out. Some tentative suggestions are made regarding the messages that might be drawn from the New Zealand experience that are relevant to the reforms of the government of the United States.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199722)16:3<357::AID-PAM2>3.0.CO;2-G

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