Caretaker conventions in Australasia : minding the shop for government / Anne Tiernan and Jennifer Menzies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiernan, Anne, 1968- author.

Menzies, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Australia and New Zealand School of Government Research Program

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Decision making.

Public administration.

Public administration--Australia.

Public administration--New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australia : ANU E Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this monograph, Anne Tiernan and Jennifer Menzies capably chart the often hazardous terrain of the 'caretaker period' that ensues from the time an election is called until a new government is formed. This is a landscape fraught with political and administrative dangers - particularly for public servants who are required to 'mind the shop' and keep the basic machinery of government going. The conventions represent an historical accretion of custom, practice and rules, often leavened with uncertainty. In tackling their subject, Tiernan and Menzies draw upon their shared past experiences as public servants and ministerial 'staffers' as well as the highest standards of academic scholarship - this is a 'must read' for politicians, public servants and students of government.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 15, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781921313509

1921313501

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_458839