IMPACT This study taps into the knowledge of practitioners who have hands-on experience
of public sector accounting at the local government level. As the public sector and public …

The speed, transparency, and extent of the reregulation of New Zealand society over the last
decade offer many insights into issues of social change and systems of regulation and …

Performance audit, compared to the traditional financial and compliance audits, is a
relatively new innovation that emerged amidst accountability concerns in the public sector …

In these times of rapid environmental and organizational change, there is increasing
demand for sustainable, continuous innovation. Science research organizations, which …

This paper represents an attempt to reflect on the themes of'individualism'and'community'
both as they have defined the space of argument within which competing ideologies have …

The changes to education which took place after 1984 which resulted from the'insertion'of
the New Right into policy making in New Zealand were motivated by the adherence of the …

Advocates of new public management (NPM) claim that private service delivery promotes
efficiency, effectiveness, and cost savings in government. Critics of NPM cite numerous …

The article argues that public manage-ment has undergone fundamental change, generated
by developments in public choice and principal agency theories. These theoretical frames …

In an effort to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education, some
governments have redefined their funding relationships with universities as contracts rather …

This paper examines developments in language policy planning in New Zealand over the
last 20 years. The paper begins with a description of the New Zealand educational context …