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Competing for influence : the role of the public service in better government in Australia /

Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the state of government performance and an erosion of trust in our political class, Competing for Influence asks: what sort of public service do we want in Australia? Drawing on his experience in both the public and private sectors - and citing academic research a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferguson, Barry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, A.C.T. : Australian National University Press, [2019]
Colección:ANZSOG (Series)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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