Politics, policy and public administration in theory and practice : essays in honour of Professor John Wanna

Politics, policy and public administration in theory and practice : essays in honour of Professor John Wanna / edited by Andrew Podger, Michael de Percy, Sam Vincent.

This festschrift celebrates the extensive contribution John Wanna has made to the research and practice of politics, policy and public administration. It includes both personal acknowledgements of his work and substantial essays on the issues that he focused most closely upon during his academic car...

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Other Authors: Podger, A. S. (Andrew S.) (Editor), De Percy, Michael (Editor), Vincent, Sam (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2021.
Series:ANZSOG (Series)
Subjects:
Public administration > Australia.
Budget > Australia.
Finance, Public > Australia > Accounting.
Budget
Diplomatic relations
Finance, Public > Accounting
Politics and government
Public administration
Australia > Politics and government.
Australia > Foreign relations.
Australia
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Table of Contents:
  • Portrait of a life enthralled in politics and academe / John Wanna
  • Section 1: Budgeting and financial management. Introduction to Section 1: Public finance, budgeting and financial management ; 1. Reflections on John Wanna's contributions to theory and practice / Allen Schick ; 2. Australian budgeting and beyond: Exploring John Wanna's scholarly surplus / Evert Lindquist ; 3. Performance management for success: Public sector organisations in Australia and the Philippines / Lewis Hawke ; 4. A system in adjustment: Australia's evolving public budget management system / Stein Helgeby ; 5. Contradictions in implementing performance management / John Halligan
  • Section 2: Politics. Introduction to Section 2: Queensland and Australian politics ; 6. Cabinet government: The least bad system of government? / Patrick Weller ; 7. 'A long revolution': The historical coverage of Queensland politics and government / Chris Salisbury ; 8. Policymaking, party executives and parliamentary policy actors / Marija Taflaga ; 9. Models of government-business relations: Industry policy preferences versus pragmatism / Michael de Percy
  • Section 3: Public policy and administration. Introduction to Section 3: Public policy and public administration ; 10. Beyond new public governance / R. A. W. Rhodes ; 11. Chinese public administration developments and prospects: An Australian (and Hong Kong) perspective / Andrew Podger and Hon Chan ; 12. Coming to terms with the state / Jim Jose
  • Section 4: Working with practitioners. Introduction to Section 4: Working with practitioners ; 13. Engaging with government: A confessional tale / Paul ' t Hart ; 14. Neoliberalism? That's not how practitioners view public sector reform / Peter Shergold and Andrew Podger ; 15. Of 'trifles' and 'manhole covers': The practitioner-academic interface / Isi Unikowski.

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