Targeting Commitment: Interagency Performance in New Zealand

by Rodney Scott and Ross Boyd

This book explores how and why the New Zealand government made progress and how the program was able to create and sustain the commitment of public servants and unleash the creativity of public entrepreneurs.

The authors combine case studies based on the experience of people involved in the change, together with public management research. They explain how ambitious targets and public accountability were used as levers to overcome the bureaucratic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815739184
• ISBN13: 9780815739180
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 5.9"