Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: New Zealand’s public sector confronts mounting capability challenges, while public trust in government institutions is declining. In this introduction to the special issue, we propose that, to restore trust deficits in Aotearoa’s public management system, we should focus on structures of capability, accountability and legitimacy, as informed by the articles in this collection. We argue that New Zealand’s traditional public management model, although effective for many service deliveries, demands different approaches to adequately diagnose and tackle wicked problems that call for cross agency collaboration and community engagement.
Source: Policy Quarterly
Authors: Geoff Plimmer, Wonhyuk Cho
Institution: Victoria University of Wellington
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410473985