Private Sector Management

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This paper discusses four journal articles on public administration. The common theme of the articles is the tension between the private-sector model of management and the constraints of democratic governance. The paper examines how this tension impacts on the goals of public service. The paper concludes by arguing for a new approach to public administration, which is less tied to private-sector models and assumptions.

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"Public administration as a discipline has tended in the recent period to borrow heavily from specific concepts and a broader outlook drawn from the private sector..."

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