The role of departmental secretaries : personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today / Andrew Podger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Podger, A. S. (Andrew S.), author.

Series:

ANZSOG series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government executives--Australia.

Government executives.

Australia--Officials and employees.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : Australian National University E Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Andrew Podger's monograph, The Role of Departmental Secretaries, Personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today, is an important contribution to the broader public policy discourse in Australia. Andrew has been, at times, an unflinching commentator on issues of bureaucratic performance, accountability and responsiveness to government. Andrew's reflections are drawn from his own experiences within the inner circle of Australian policy-making. In this monograph, he presents a highly nuanced portrait of the role of Commonwealth departmental secretaries. Although a 'player' himself at key moments in recent policy history, Andrew is a dispassionate and thoughtful observer of events. This is not merely a memoir: this work is rich in analysis and Andrew offers a number of 'lessons learned' to be heeded (or not) by the present and future generations of policy practitioners.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed July 8, 2020).

ISBN:

9781921536816

1921536810

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459502