Reflections on continuity and change in public service reform in Ireland

Dermot McCarthy

doi:10.2478/admin-2020-0023

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Reflections on continuity and change in public service reform in Ireland

Administration

Volume 68 (2020): Issue 4 (December 2020)

By: Dermot McCarthy

Open Access

|Dec 2020

Abstract

This article reviews the elements of continuity in the approach to public service reform in Ireland and of change in expectations of public service performance in Ireland over recent decades. It concludes that supporting democratic governance is the primary goal of public service and that trust in its capacity to meet society’s needs is the most appropriate criterion to assess reform programmes. It also suggests some priorities for future reform effort.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325

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Language: English

Page range: 41 - 54

Published on: Dec 31, 2020

Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Public service reform,

democratic governance

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Political economics,

Political economics, other,

Business management,

Human resources, labor practice, job and career,

Industries,

Public sector, public private partnerships, public administration,

Social sciences,

Political science,

Local government and administration

© 2020 Dermot McCarthy, published by The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
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Volume 68 (2020): Issue 4 (December 2020)