Public Value: Positive ethics for Australian local government

Grant, BJ; Fisher, J

Public Value: Positive ethics for Australian local government

Grant, BJ

Fisher, J

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Publisher:: Southern Cross University
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 118 - 138
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Grant, BJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fisher, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 118 - 138	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The challenges confronting Australian local government are typically problematised in terms of either economic sustainability and efficiency, or the 'democratic deficit' resultant from amalgamations. Comparatively little attention has been paid to a justification of local government aimed at reinforcing its legitimacy against reform processes initiated by other tiers of government. In an attempt to rectify this deficit, this paper explores the applicability of Mark Moore's (1995) theory of Public Value to Australian local government. We argue that despite Rhodes and Wanna's (2007) objections to the applicability of Moore's theory to Westminster political systems, Public Value provides both an accurate sociological heuristic and a normative theory of politics and public sector management for Australian local government.	en_US
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Abstract:

The challenges confronting Australian local government are typically problematised in terms of either economic sustainability and efficiency, or the 'democratic deficit' resultant from amalgamations. Comparatively little attention has been paid to a justification of local government aimed at reinforcing its legitimacy against reform processes initiated by other tiers of government. In an attempt to rectify this deficit, this paper explores the applicability of Mark Moore's (1995) theory of Public Value to Australian local government. We argue that despite Rhodes and Wanna's (2007) objections to the applicability of Moore's theory to Westminster political systems, Public Value provides both an accurate sociological heuristic and a normative theory of politics and public sector management for Australian local government.

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