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TOWARDS A NEW PUBUC MANAGEMENT MODEL: BEYOND “MANAGERIALISM” AND ITS CRITICS

1993; Wiley; Volume: 52; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-8500.1993.tb00263.x

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John Alford,

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Australian Journal of Public AdministrationVolume 52, Issue 2 p. 135-148 Free Access TOWARDS A NEW PUBUC MANAGEMENT MODEL: BEYOND "MANAGERIALISM" AND ITS CRITICS John Alford, John Alford *Senior Lecturer in Public Sector Management in the Graduate School of Management, University of Melbourne. The author thanks Mark Moore of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, for encouragement to develop an earlier draft of this paper, and Amanda Sinclair, Glyn Davis, Jeanette Baird and two anonymous referees for helpful commentsSearch for more papers by this author John Alford, John Alford *Senior Lecturer in Public Sector Management in the Graduate School of Management, University of Melbourne. The author thanks Mark Moore of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, for encouragement to develop an earlier draft of this paper, and Amanda Sinclair, Glyn Davis, Jeanette Baird and two anonymous referees for helpful commentsSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1993 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1993.tb00263.xCitations: 36AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References: Alford, J. 1990. 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