Public Value and the Ideal State
Rescuing Public Value from Ambiguity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11959384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Prebble (0000-0002-9540-1303, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 392-402 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00787.x |
| OpenAlex | W1603476479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Public value theory has had its supporters and critics, with debate about the use of strategic management by public managers and confusion about the meaning of public value. This paper formalises Moore (1995) into a simple theory. That theory introduces the concept of an ‘ideal state.’ The ideal state is a simple means of describing and analysing public value, using a graphical presentation. In an ideal state roles are clear and public value is optimised. Insights from that ideal state are then applied to a more real world to clarify the nature of public value and to consider the appropriate use of strategic management by public servants. The conclusion is that public value theory provides some justification for strategic management, but the paper also demonstrates the limits to strategic management by officials
Algorithm · Ambiguity · Confusion · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Meaning (existential · Political science · Public management · Public relations · Public value · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · Accounting and Organizational Management · Computer Science · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Philosophy · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Motivation in Public Management
Managing upward, downward and outward
Making Sense of Public Value
Public Value Inside
An economic theory of democracy
From Private Choice to Public Value?
Public Value
The Limits to Public Value, or Rescuing Responsible Government from the Platonic Guardians
Public Value as the Focus of Strategy
Focusing on public value
Public Value Pragmatism as the Next Phase of Public Management
Public Value Management
Sorting out the Seeking
Bringing the Politics Back In
A Difficulty in the Concept of Social Welfare
From New Public Management to Public Value
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |