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    Public value pragmatism as the next phase of public management

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    Alford, J; Hughes, O
    Date
    2008-06-01
    Source Title
    American Review of Public Administration
    Publisher
    SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Alford, John
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    Melbourne Business School
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    Alford, J. & Hughes, O. (2008). Public value pragmatism as the next phase of public management. AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 38 (2), pp.130-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074008314203.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/30540
    DOI
    10.1177/0275074008314203
    Abstract
    <jats:p> New Public Management has now been “new” for more than 15 years, and public administration scholars are calling for new approaches, such as networked governance or collaboration. However, these approaches share with their predecessors the problem that they tend toward a one-best-way orientation. Instead, the authors argue, the next phase should be what they call “public value pragmatism.” In other words, the best management approach to adopt depends on the circumstances, such as the value being produced, the context, or the nature of the task. They illustrate a decision framework for determining the most appropriate approach for different types of circumstances. The emerging literature also tends to be unclear about the level of the public sector to which it applies. The authors distinguish three levels—programs, organizations, and whole public sectors—and put forward some propositions about how public value pragmatism might apply at each level. </jats:p>
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    Policy and Administration; Political Science

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