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100			_aCallender, Guy
245			_aThe Australian way of government and public sector commercial reform: from a lucky to a clever country?
260			_c1997
300			_ap.55-70
362			_aFeb
520			_aIn 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
650			_aPublic sector - Australia
650			_aCivil Service
650			_aAdministrative reform
700			_aJohnston, Judy
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
909			_a33809
999			_c33809 _d33809