
The Role of Departmental Secretaries
Personal Reflections on the Breadth of Responsibilities Today
Andrew Podger(Author)
ANU Press
Published on 10. October 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-1-921536-81-6 (ISBN)
Description
Andrew Podger's monograph, The Role of Departmental Secretaries, Personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today, is an important contribution to the broader public policy discourse in Australia. Andrew has been, at times, an unflinching commentator on issues of bureaucratic performance, accountability and responsiveness to government. Andrew's reflections are drawn from his own experiences within the inner circle of Australian policy-making. In this monograph, he presents a highly nuanced portrait of the role of Commonwealth departmental secretaries. Although a 'player' himself at key moments in recent policy history, Andrew is a dispassionate and thoughtful observer of events. This is not merely a memoir: this work is rich in analysis and Andrew offers a number of 'lessons learned' to be heeded (or not) by the present and future generations of policy practitioners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Canberra
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-921536-81-6 (9781921536816)
DOI
10.22459/RDS.06.2009
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