Managing Under Austerity, Delivering Under Pressure.

Contemporary public managers find themselves under pressure on many fronts. Coming off a sustained period of growth in their funding and some complacency about their performance, they now face an environment of ferocious competitiveness abroad and austerity at home. Public managers across Australia...

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Main Authors: Yates, Sophie (Author), Lee, Hsu-Ann (Author), Wanna, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Multiple
Published: ANU Press 2015.
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