Public Sector Reform : An International Perspective

In times of dramatic social, economic and political change, governments around the world are questioning their roles and responsibilities in the public sector. The trend is away from a traditional public-sector market model, but there does not yet exist a universally accepted alternative. The essays offer a comparative analysis of public administration in several OECD countries, including the UK, US, Australia, and Scandinavia, and explores possible future directions.

Brendan C. Nolan is Senior Lecturer in the School of Administration and Training, University of New England, Australia.

Part I: Overview of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Comparing Public Sector Reform in the OECD--John Halligan * Part II: Nation Public Sector Reform Public Management and Reform in the United States--Chester Newland * Australian Public Sector Reform--V. Lynn Meek * A Partnership Approach to Change: The Civil Service Reform Program in the Republic of Ireland--Richard Boyle * Administrative Reforms in Scandinavia--Testing the Cooperative Model--Per Leogreid * Part III: Sectoral Case Studies * The Reform of State Education in Australia--Alan Barcan * Ethics as a Change Strategy in Policing in the United Kingdom--Gareth Parry * Part IV: Organizational Adaptations to Public Sector Reform * The Union's Response to Change in the Public Sector--Chris Brewster, Michael Dempsey & Ariane Hegewisch * Impact of the New Public Management on Higher Education Reform in Australia--Grant Harman * Towards Electronic Service Delivery: Canadian, Australian and United Kingdom Government Initiatives--Nada & Andrew Korac-Kakabadse & Alexander Kouzmin * Part V: Conclusion * Themes and Future Directions of Public Sector Reform--Brendan Nolan
Part I: Overview of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Comparing Public Sector Reform in the OECD--John Halligan * Part II: Nation Public Sector Reform Public Management and Reform in the United States--Chester Newland * Australian Public Sector Reform--V. Lynn Meek * A Partnership Approach to Change: The Civil Service Reform Program in the Republic of Ireland--Richard Boyle * Administrative Reforms in Scandinavia--Testing the Cooperative Model--Per Leogreid * Part III: Sectoral Case Studies * The Reform of State Education in Australia--Alan Barcan * Ethics as a Change Strategy in Policing in the United Kingdom--Gareth Parry * Part IV: Organizational Adaptations to Public Sector Reform * The Union's Response to Change in the Public Sector--Chris Brewster, Michael Dempsey & Ariane Hegewisch * Impact of the New Public Management on Higher Education Reform in Australia--Grant Harman * Towards Electronic Service Delivery: Canadian, Australian and United Kingdom Government Initiatives--Nada & Andrew Korac-Kakabadse & Alexander Kouzmin * Part V: Conclusion * Themes and Future Directions of Public Sector Reform--Brendan Nolan