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Financial planning and control systems
Author(s) -
McGRATH RON
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199702)17:1<49::aid-pad912>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , delegation , principal (computer security) , consistency (knowledge bases) , control (management) , accounting , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , public administration , business , finance , economics , management , political science , computer science , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , artificial intelligence , operating system
This article surveys essential concepts and elements of New Zealand's state sector reforms, focusing on: the guiding philosophy—transparency and consistency; operating principles—the distinction between outputs and outcomes, purchaser and provider, government and departments, the principal instruments—purchase agreements between ministers and chief executives, delegation, performance measures. (© 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)