The commercialization of the Australian public service and the accountability of government : a question of boundaries
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
International Journal of Public Sector Management
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Volume
9
Issue
5-6
First Page
23
Last Page
36
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Keywords
Accountability, Australia, Privatization, Public administration, Public sector
Abstract
States the Australian Public Service (APS) has been engaged in a comprehensive reform process for more than 20 years. A significant dimension of this reform process has been commercialization. With this growing commercialization, the relationship between civil servants, as APS managers, and their ministers has changed. Explores the accountability implications of the commercialization of the APS in the context of the recasting of the accountability responsibilities of civil servants associated with the demise, in Australia, of Westminster accountability conventions.
DOI
10.1108/09513559610146320
Print ISSN
09513558
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Language
English