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- Australian Journal of Public Administration © 2017 Institute of Public Administration Australia
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- 0313-6647
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- 1467-8500
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- 10.1111/1467-8500.12240
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Abstract
This paper reports on the preferences and experiences of the councillor level of New South Wales (NSW, Australia) local government, concerning the public service values that guide the council staff working under a politicised employment relationship. The results of the study show that councillors perceive council staff to be as largely neutral in their behaviour as they expect them to be. The paper further reports that the council staff (in the view of councillors) do not politically respond to any unreasonable demands made by elected officials or act as the trustee of the public interest in competition with them. Data for this study were collected through interviews, a survey, and from secondary sources.
Journal
Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley
Published: Jan 1, 2017
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