The commercialization of the Australian public service and the accountability of government
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in International Journal of Public Sector Management
- Vol. 9 (5/6) , 23-36
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559610146320
Abstract
States the Australian Public Service (APS) has been engaged in a comprehensive reform process for more than 20 years. A significant dimension of this reform process has been commercialization. With this growing commercialization, the relationship between civil servants, as APS managers, and their ministers has changed. Explores the accountability implications of the commercialization of the APS in the context of the recasting of the accountability responsibilities of civil servants associated with the demise, in Australia, of Westminster accountability conventions.Keywords
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