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How Much Responsiveness is Too Much or Too Little?

Date

Authors

Mulgan, Richard

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

This article analyses the main principles underlying public service responsiveness, illustrating them with examples drawn largely from recent experience in the Australian Commonwealth government. The final section attempts to identify some general international trends which are placing new strains on the relationships between politicians and public servants.

Keywords

Keywords: Constrained partisanship; Democratic legitimacy; Public integrity; Responsiveness

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/50405

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-8500.2008.00592.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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