Corporatization and Privatization


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In the late 1980s, New Zealand began the arduous task of reforming the public sector, transforming government departments into privately held, profitable companies. This book examines the commercialization of state trading departments, explores the economic principles behind the changes and the organizational responses, and discusses the outcomes in performance of these fourteen departments.




Corporatisation of New Zealand Local Government


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A Balancing Act


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New Zealand's local government has been through a significant period of change in the last three decades, change that has seen this tier of government restructured, reformed and refocused. Dr Jean Drage considers the debate that has arisen over recent years about the role of councillors in local government and argues for the representative role to be strengthened.




Empowering Communities?


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The changes in representation, participation, and ongoing reforms in the local government of New Zealand over the past two decades are discussed in this book. Contributors include both observers and participants in local government -- from academics and people involved in policy development to advocates for the sector and the workers themselves.










Reform of Local Government


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Mythbusters


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How are councils in New Zealand doing? This report has been designed to examine common assumptions about local government and ask how true they in fact are.