{"product_id":"contemporary-public-administration-in-new-rodney-scott-9781529238853","title":"Contemporary Public Administration in New Zealand: Stories, Culture, Values","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an up-to-date account of New Zealand public administration, including insider stories of leading reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hailed for its distinctiveness and high performance, New Zealand's radical public service reforms of the 1980s were studied, praised, criticised, and emulated around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e However, New Zealand has not stood still. The 80s model had tremendous strengths, reducing some problems but also creating new problems and exacerbating others. More recent reforms layered cultural and behavioural approaches on top of earlier changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book, co-authored by the former head of the New Zealand public service, describes decades of change, what worked, what didn't, and what challenges remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney Scott, Peter Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529238854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529238853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Rodney Scott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46867203326207,"sku":"9781529238853","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df890cdb-787e-44fe-8527-366e2702d83c.jpg?v=1747454163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-public-administration-in-new-rodney-scott-9781529238853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}