Abstract
I am a 'liberated' public servant - I retired from the Australian Public Service (APS) six years ago. Nevertheless, I continue to serve on a range of government boards, councils and committees. Indeed I sometimes feel that I am more engaged with a wider range of public policy issues today than when I was a public servant. Living now in a world of 'care without responsibility', it's easy to think boldly about the future. It's easier to preach if you don't practice: the burden of administrative routine and political crises tend to overwhelm one's strategic impulse.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Managing Under Austerity, Delivering Under Pressure: Performance and Productivity in Public Service |
| Editors | John Wanna, Hse-Ann Lee, Sophie Yates |
| Place of Publication | Acton, A.C.T. |
| Publisher | ANU Press |
| Pages | 195-204 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781925022674 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781925022667 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- civil service
- public administration
- politics and government
- Australia