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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Callender, Guy |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Australian way of government and public sector commercial reform: from a lucky to a clever country? |
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1997 |
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p.55-70 |
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Feb |
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In recent years, Australia has struggled to remain in the top twenty developed countries, globally. The reality is that Australia's natural resource and agricultural bases no longer serve to provide sustainable national competitive advantage. In the past decade, therefore, government initiatives have aimed to produce a range of industry policies, apparently designed to strengthen the economic base, enhance government and industry responsiveness and productivity, and to attract increased overeseas investment. The modernization of Australian public sectors and the adoption of private sector business principles, especially commercialization and privatization, have been critical aspects of competitive reform. This article examines several of the key strategies adopted by Australian governments, especially those designed to enhance national competitive advantage, to determine which strategies may be working, or not working, and why. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of governments as corporate business managers and their ability to respond to commercial realities on a business management, as distinct from an ideological, basis. - Reproduced |
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Public sector - Australia |
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Civil Service |
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Administrative reform |
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Johnston, Judy |
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Public Administration and Development |
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