Andrew Podger
Biographic Data
| ID | 3481128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Podger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Podger |
| SIGNATURE | PODGER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4932-9993 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Getting more value from Australian Intergenerational Reports
This article highlights the lessons learned from a study of the 2021 Intergenerational Report hosted by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. That study, published in a book, More than Fiscal , (Podger et al., 2023, More than Fiscal , ANU Press), also advises how to improve future IGRs. The article includes a brief assessment of the extent to which the recently published 2023 IGR takes up the improvements suggested
How much damage can a politicized public service do? Lessons from Australia
Urban governance special issue
The immense and continuing challenge of urban governance
The article describes the long history of urbanisation, including developments in four jurisdictions – three in Greater China (the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Australia. While each has its own history, all now face challenges associated with continuing urbanisation and the growth of very large cities. There are broadly similar economic forces at work, but differences in scale and differences in the “growth machines” invo…
Fake News
“Fake news” comes in two forms: false information intended to deceive, and deceitful description of genuine information when it does not accord with the views of the person calling it “fake.” Either way—the reality of false news or the strategy to throw doubt on genuine news and evidence—it threatens to undermine democratic processes, and the broader social fabric. \n \nModern technology is making fake news much easier. People rely on sources tha…
Trade governance of the belt and road initiative
This is a fascinating, short (71 pages) book explaining China’s Belt and Road Initiative (B&R to use Cheng’s shorthand) and the role China believes it can play in re-invigorating free trade, both i
Engaging with China and the United States
There are many challenges for those in the United States engaging with China, and for those in China engaging with the United States. The challenges are arguably more difficult and growing more complex, however, for those of us outside the United States and China trying to engage constructively with both
PAR 's (and Aspa's) Contribution to Public Administration Internationally
The study and practice of public administration vary in each and every country, yet there are many lessons to be learned internationally. Public Administration Review (PAR) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) have contributed substantially to these lessons over the last 80 years, including for public administration in Australia. That contribution has been particularly in organizational theory and behavioral influence, policy…
The Concept of ‘Merit’ in Australia, China and Taiwan
The article provides a description of Australian approaches to ‘merit’ and an overview of the other symposium articles on the application of merit in China and Taiwan. The term ‘merit’ is commonly used in Australia, China, and Taiwan as an important attribute of good government service, but it means different things in different countries, reflecting both different institutional arrangements and differences in culture. Australia's current applica…
Designing Social Security Systems
Social protection systems reflect each country's history, culture and social values, as well as its economic capacity. But, once first established, they can be very hard to redesign as expectations are locked in, and the scale of the systems makes major change a difficult and risky management challenge. This paper describes alternative designs of social security systems and how each addresses the two core objectives of poverty alleviation and inc…
East-West Values and Ethical Leadership in China
Peer-reviewed
Public Administration in China and Australia
Comparing systems of government in such different countries as China and Australia is immensely difficult. Both countries have their own distinct traditions of governance and understandings about how to organise and operate government and the services they provide. Australia with a long democratic history has developed traditions of ‘responsible government’ within a federal context and with competition provided by two predominant adversarial poli…
Recalibrating a Dynamic Balance
The 2012 workshop on inter-governmental relations organised by the China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration explored in some detail current practices and challenges in allowing a degree of local autonomy within national public policy frameworks in China, Taiwan and Australia. The differences are hardly minor, relating to history, constitutional arrangements and the law, economic and political development, culture and size of population. …
Mostly Welcome, but are the Politicians Fully Aware of What They have Done? The Public Service Amendment Act 2013
Peer-reviewed
Putting Citizens First
Putting the Citizens at the Centre
The China-Australia Public Administration Dialogue is a new collaboration between scholars and practitioners from across greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Australia, aimed at deepening understanding of contemporary developments and issues in public policy and management. Built around a core group of participants, the Dialogue is hosting a series of workshops on particular themes with relevant experts presenting and debating paper…
With the Benefit of Hindsight
Secretaries of government departments in Australia are the bureaucratic leaders of their generation. They are ambitious, highly-talented executives who have risen to the very pinnacle of their chosen vocation - public service to the Australian nation - usually after having spent most, if not all, of their professional careers dedicated to the public service. They serve
Response to Peter Shergold
Andrew Podger wrote an article in the June 2007 AJPA entitled ‘What Really Happens: Department Secretary Appointments, Contracts and Performance Pay in the Australian Public Service’. Dr Peter Shergold replied to his criticisms in the September issue of AJPA. This short response from Podger is the final rejoinder. In a second paper following this rejoinder the present Australian Public Service Commissioner comments on public service independence …
What Really Happens
This account of the practice in the Australian Public Service (APS) for appointing department secretaries, using contracts and rewarding for performance, is based on my own experience in being appointed, reappointed and not reappointed, and in receiving and not receiving performance pay. It also draws on my experience as Public Service Commissioner in assisting with appointments and performance pay of secretaries. I also discuss weaknesses in the…
Regeneration - Where to in the Future
Integrated leadership system in the Australian Public Service
On 16 July 2004 the Australian Public Service Commission launched a new approach to leadership capability development for the public service. This approach, the Integrated Leadership System (ILS), is described as innovative and unique by the four speakers who make up this presentation—including Andrew Podger (AO), Public Service Commissioner, Jane Halton, Secretary of Health and Ageing, Anne Simic, Head of People, Qantas, and Dr Peter Shergold, H…
Innovation with Integrity—The Public Sector Leadership Imperative to 2020
Peer-reviewed
Policy Learning and Health
Departmental Secretaries
Termination and appointment of some departmental secretaries before and after the 1996 election triggered considerable unease within the Australian public service, not only among departmental secretaries. Yet the environment which facilitated such changes had been evolving inexorably over several decades through legislative changes, debates fostered by official inquiries and the broader context of change in the Australian economy and workforce. A…
Partnering
Peer-reviewed
What Really Happens
This account of the practice in the Australian Public Service (APS) for appointing department secretaries, using contracts and rewarding for performance, is based on my own experience in being appointed, reappointed and not reappointed, and in receiving and not receiving performance pay. It also draws on my experience as Public Service Commissioner in assisting with appointments and performance pay of secretaries. I also discuss weaknesses in the…
Innovation with Integrity—The Public Sector Leadership Imperative to 2020
Peer-reviewed
With the Benefit of Hindsight
Secretaries of government departments in Australia are the bureaucratic leaders of their generation. They are ambitious, highly-talented executives who have risen to the very pinnacle of their chosen vocation - public service to the Australian nation - usually after having spent most, if not all, of their professional careers dedicated to the public service. They serve
Response to Peter Shergold
Andrew Podger wrote an article in the June 2007 AJPA entitled ‘What Really Happens: Department Secretary Appointments, Contracts and Performance Pay in the Australian Public Service’. Dr Peter Shergold replied to his criticisms in the September issue of AJPA. This short response from Podger is the final rejoinder. In a second paper following this rejoinder the present Australian Public Service Commissioner comments on public service independence …
The Concept of ‘Merit’ in Australia, China and Taiwan
The article provides a description of Australian approaches to ‘merit’ and an overview of the other symposium articles on the application of merit in China and Taiwan. The term ‘merit’ is commonly used in Australia, China, and Taiwan as an important attribute of good government service, but it means different things in different countries, reflecting both different institutional arrangements and differences in culture. Australia's current applica…
Putting the Citizens at the Centre
The China-Australia Public Administration Dialogue is a new collaboration between scholars and practitioners from across greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Australia, aimed at deepening understanding of contemporary developments and issues in public policy and management. Built around a core group of participants, the Dialogue is hosting a series of workshops on particular themes with relevant experts presenting and debating paper…
East-West Values and Ethical Leadership in China
Peer-reviewed
Public Administration in China and Australia
Comparing systems of government in such different countries as China and Australia is immensely difficult. Both countries have their own distinct traditions of governance and understandings about how to organise and operate government and the services they provide. Australia with a long democratic history has developed traditions of ‘responsible government’ within a federal context and with competition provided by two predominant adversarial poli…
Mostly Welcome, but are the Politicians Fully Aware of What They have Done? The Public Service Amendment Act 2013
Peer-reviewed
Departmental Secretaries
Termination and appointment of some departmental secretaries before and after the 1996 election triggered considerable unease within the Australian public service, not only among departmental secretaries. Yet the environment which facilitated such changes had been evolving inexorably over several decades through legislative changes, debates fostered by official inquiries and the broader context of change in the Australian economy and workforce. A…
PAR 's (and Aspa's) Contribution to Public Administration Internationally
The study and practice of public administration vary in each and every country, yet there are many lessons to be learned internationally. Public Administration Review (PAR) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) have contributed substantially to these lessons over the last 80 years, including for public administration in Australia. That contribution has been particularly in organizational theory and behavioral influence, policy…
Putting Citizens First
Integrated leadership system in the Australian Public Service
On 16 July 2004 the Australian Public Service Commission launched a new approach to leadership capability development for the public service. This approach, the Integrated Leadership System (ILS), is described as innovative and unique by the four speakers who make up this presentation—including Andrew Podger (AO), Public Service Commissioner, Jane Halton, Secretary of Health and Ageing, Anne Simic, Head of People, Qantas, and Dr Peter Shergold, H…
Partnering
Peer-reviewed
Departmental Secretaries
Termination and appointment of some departmental secretaries before and after the 1996 election triggered considerable unease within the Australian public service, not only among departmental secretaries. Yet the environment which facilitated such changes had been evolving inexorably over several decades through legislative changes, debates fostered by official inquiries and the broader context of change in the Australian economy and workforce. A…
Policy Learning and Health
Integrated leadership system in the Australian Public Service
On 16 July 2004 the Australian Public Service Commission launched a new approach to leadership capability development for the public service. This approach, the Integrated Leadership System (ILS), is described as innovative and unique by the four speakers who make up this presentation—including Andrew Podger (AO), Public Service Commissioner, Jane Halton, Secretary of Health and Ageing, Anne Simic, Head of People, Qantas, and Dr Peter Shergold, H…
Innovation with Integrity—The Public Sector Leadership Imperative to 2020
Peer-reviewed
Regeneration - Where to in the Future
Response to Peter Shergold
Andrew Podger wrote an article in the June 2007 AJPA entitled ‘What Really Happens: Department Secretary Appointments, Contracts and Performance Pay in the Australian Public Service’. Dr Peter Shergold replied to his criticisms in the September issue of AJPA. This short response from Podger is the final rejoinder. In a second paper following this rejoinder the present Australian Public Service Commissioner comments on public service independence …
What Really Happens
This account of the practice in the Australian Public Service (APS) for appointing department secretaries, using contracts and rewarding for performance, is based on my own experience in being appointed, reappointed and not reappointed, and in receiving and not receiving performance pay. It also draws on my experience as Public Service Commissioner in assisting with appointments and performance pay of secretaries. I also discuss weaknesses in the…
Putting Citizens First
Putting the Citizens at the Centre
The China-Australia Public Administration Dialogue is a new collaboration between scholars and practitioners from across greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Australia, aimed at deepening understanding of contemporary developments and issues in public policy and management. Built around a core group of participants, the Dialogue is hosting a series of workshops on particular themes with relevant experts presenting and debating paper…
With the Benefit of Hindsight
Secretaries of government departments in Australia are the bureaucratic leaders of their generation. They are ambitious, highly-talented executives who have risen to the very pinnacle of their chosen vocation - public service to the Australian nation - usually after having spent most, if not all, of their professional careers dedicated to the public service. They serve
Public Administration in China and Australia
Comparing systems of government in such different countries as China and Australia is immensely difficult. Both countries have their own distinct traditions of governance and understandings about how to organise and operate government and the services they provide. Australia with a long democratic history has developed traditions of ‘responsible government’ within a federal context and with competition provided by two predominant adversarial poli…
Recalibrating a Dynamic Balance
The 2012 workshop on inter-governmental relations organised by the China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration explored in some detail current practices and challenges in allowing a degree of local autonomy within national public policy frameworks in China, Taiwan and Australia. The differences are hardly minor, relating to history, constitutional arrangements and the law, economic and political development, culture and size of population. …
Mostly Welcome, but are the Politicians Fully Aware of What They have Done? The Public Service Amendment Act 2013
Peer-reviewed
Designing Social Security Systems
Social protection systems reflect each country's history, culture and social values, as well as its economic capacity. But, once first established, they can be very hard to redesign as expectations are locked in, and the scale of the systems makes major change a difficult and risky management challenge. This paper describes alternative designs of social security systems and how each addresses the two core objectives of poverty alleviation and inc…
East-West Values and Ethical Leadership in China
Peer-reviewed
The Concept of ‘Merit’ in Australia, China and Taiwan
The article provides a description of Australian approaches to ‘merit’ and an overview of the other symposium articles on the application of merit in China and Taiwan. The term ‘merit’ is commonly used in Australia, China, and Taiwan as an important attribute of good government service, but it means different things in different countries, reflecting both different institutional arrangements and differences in culture. Australia's current applica…
PAR 's (and Aspa's) Contribution to Public Administration Internationally
The study and practice of public administration vary in each and every country, yet there are many lessons to be learned internationally. Public Administration Review (PAR) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) have contributed substantially to these lessons over the last 80 years, including for public administration in Australia. That contribution has been particularly in organizational theory and behavioral influence, policy…
Trade governance of the belt and road initiative
This is a fascinating, short (71 pages) book explaining China’s Belt and Road Initiative (B&R to use Cheng’s shorthand) and the role China believes it can play in re-invigorating free trade, both i
Engaging with China and the United States
There are many challenges for those in the United States engaging with China, and for those in China engaging with the United States. The challenges are arguably more difficult and growing more complex, however, for those of us outside the United States and China trying to engage constructively with both
Fake News
“Fake news” comes in two forms: false information intended to deceive, and deceitful description of genuine information when it does not accord with the views of the person calling it “fake.” Either way—the reality of false news or the strategy to throw doubt on genuine news and evidence—it threatens to undermine democratic processes, and the broader social fabric. \n \nModern technology is making fake news much easier. People rely on sources tha…
Urban governance special issue
The immense and continuing challenge of urban governance
The article describes the long history of urbanisation, including developments in four jurisdictions – three in Greater China (the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Australia. While each has its own history, all now face challenges associated with continuing urbanisation and the growth of very large cities. There are broadly similar economic forces at work, but differences in scale and differences in the “growth machines” invo…
How much damage can a politicized public service do? Lessons from Australia
Getting more value from Australian Intergenerational Reports
This article highlights the lessons learned from a study of the 2021 Intergenerational Report hosted by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. That study, published in a book, More than Fiscal , (Podger et al., 2023, More than Fiscal , ANU Press), also advises how to improve future IGRs. The article includes a brief assessment of the extent to which the recently published 2023 IGR takes up the improvements suggested
Political science (24 works) · Law (21 works) · Law (19 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Public Administration (14 works) · Economics (13 works) · Public Administration (13 works) · Management (11 works) · Public relations (11 works) · Library science (9 works)