The Rise of a New Public Bureaucracy in New Zealand?

Karl Löfgren, Ben Darrah-Morgan, Patrik Hall, Linda Alamaa

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Abstract

One recurrent narrative in the discussion about managerial public sector reforms is the growth in organizational professionals as a response to new accountability regimes. New Zealand has experienced modest growth rates in the general public sector workforce. Less studied, though, is whether the composition of the public sector workforce has changed, with an increase in organizational functions supportive to management. Based on descriptive workforce data, followed by follow-up interviews, this article presents a multifaceted and complex picture of a growing new public bureaucracy with the main task of managing chains of accountability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-86
JournalAdministration and Society
Volume54
Issue number1
Early online date2021 May 13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Public Administration Studies

Free keywords

  • managerialism
  • New Zealand
  • organizational professional
  • public sector

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