Government Failure, Social Capital and the Appropriateness of the New Zealand Model for Public Sector Reform in Developing Countries

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Wallis ◽  
Brian Dollery
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Sector Reform ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Government Failure

scholarly journals At the centre or in control? Central agencies in search of new identities

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Norman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
High Water ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Public Sector Reform ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
High Water Mark ◽  
Reinventing Government

The New Zealand public management model is a product of 1980s and 1990s enthusiasm for replacing hierarchy and centralised bureaucracies with contracts and market-like methods for delivering public services. Fervour for change from tradition is illustrated by the titles of these books published in 1992, a high-water mark for public sector reform in New Zealand: Liberation Management (Peters, 1992), Reinventing Government (Osborne and Gaebler, 1992) and Breaking through Bureaucracy (Barzelay, 1992).

Successful policy transfer and public sector reform in developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-618
Author(s):  
Lhawang Ugyel ◽  
Carsten Daugbjerg
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Public Sector Reform ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
New Public

The scope and intensity of policy transfer has increased in recent years as developing countries have drawn on public sector reform programmes based on new public management practices originally designed in western democracies. However, there is mounting evidence that to be successful, reform programmes must be adapted to local contexts. This article demonstrates that national government control of policy transfer can enable localisation which in turn enhances the effectiveness of public reforms. Analysis of the Position Classification System ‐ which sought to enhance accountability, efficiency and professionalism in the civil service in Bhutan ‐ highlights two conditions that enable domestic control of the policy transfer process: strong internal motivation for engaging in policy transfer and the establishment or adaptation of institutions to manage processes of policy transfer. We conclude that when these conditions apply, a developing country can engage in successful voluntary policy transfer and retain control of the process.

scholarly journals You say you want a revolution: the next stage of public sector reform in New Zealand

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hughes ◽  
James Smart
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Public Sector Reform ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
The Past ◽  
Complex Problems

Over the past 30 years New Zealand’s system of public management has seen a number of positive changes, both systematic and incremental. That process made New Zealand a world leader in public management. Despite this, it remains difficult to gain traction on some of the most complex problems in society. Further, citizens have begun to demand more from their public service than just outputs and efficiency. In order to continue the positive trend of the previous decades, the system must evolve to appreciate the importance of outcomes and effectiveness. 

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