Review: The New Synthesis of Public Administration Fieldbook
Review - Max Everest-Phillips
If there was ever a book not to judge by its title or its cover, it is this.
The New Synthesis: Preparing Government for the Challenges of the 21st Century
Article - Jocelyne Bourgon
The New Synthesis Framework expands the concept and practice of governance beyond traditional boundaries of public administration.
Modernising Public Sector Management: Recent Reforms in Western Australia
Article - Chris Stansbury, Alan Barrett
Legislative changes pave the way for greater public sector accountability, flexibility and collaboration.
Leadership at a Time of Crisis
Article - Peter Shergold
Five key qualities are demanded of civil servants at a time of crisis, argues Professor Peter Shergold, a distinguished public service veteran and Senior Visiting Fellow at the Civil Service College.
Strategic in Outlook, Nimble in Execution: Strengthening the Centre in Government
Article - Ng Chee Khern
To stay strategic in outlook and nimble in execution, the Singapore Armed Forces restructured its chain of command. Should the rest of the public sector follow suit?
The Danish Negotiated Economy
Article - Ove K. Pedersen
Denmark thrives on a strategy of institutional competitiveness: policies, incentives and norms that create a whole-of-society comparative advantage.
Thinking through Complexity, Managing for Uncertainty
Article - Lam Chuan Leong
Our thinking is less rational than we'd like to believe, but can we learn to outsmart our own cognitive biases?
Editorial Digital Issue 1
Editorial - Alvin Pang