Similar Ends, Differing Means
Contractualism and Civil Service Reform in Denmark and New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6263963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Gregory (0000-0002-9284-6067, Victoria University of Wellington), Robert Gregory (0000-0002-5034-8895), Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen (Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-82 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0952-1895.2004.00237.x |
| OpenAlex | W2006564989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 23 |
State sector reform was an integral component of the radical economic and social policy changes enacted by New Zealand governments between 1984 and 1991. This reform replaced the traditional tenured public service with a contractual regime. Through a comparison with Denmark, it is shown that New Zealand's reforms were not unique. Similar reforms were enacted in Denmark. But contrary to what occurred in New Zealand, the Danish reforms had already begun in the 1960s, and have since been gradually expanded. The parallel contractual regimes introduced in the two countries are accounted for by an increasing demand among politicians to secure a civil service that is responsive to political executive demands. However, because of institutional differences and diverging regulatory regimes, the strategic approaches in the two countries have been different. Whereas the New Zealand approach was dominated by an appeal to a coherent and sophisticated body of theoretical knowledge, combined with strict formalization, the Danish strategy has been based on political bargaining with the civil service unions. In both cases the reforms rest on critical assumptions regarding their positive and negative implications
Appeal · Civil service · Civil society · Contractualism · Danish · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sector · Public service · State (computer science · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |