Abstract
Presented in Open Track 1 - Public Management Reform, Innovation and Change
It has been two decades since the ‘public value’ idea emerged. In this paper we ‘take stock’ of the concept itself and its development. We set out the basics of the public value approach as articulated by Moore (1995) and then we investigate the ways in which his ideas have been interpreted, extended, appropriated and critiqued. In reviewing these we seek both to clarify Moore’s approach and to engage with the current debate around the validity of his ideas. Based on this review we argue that there is an emerging excitement in public value and, using the life-cycle model set out by Hirsch and Levin (1999), we situate the developing critique of public value as part of a predictable battle in the development of new ideas in public sector management.
It has been two decades since the ‘public value’ idea emerged. In this paper we ‘take stock’ of the concept itself and its development. We set out the basics of the public value approach as articulated by Moore (1995) and then we investigate the ways in which his ideas have been interpreted, extended, appropriated and critiqued. In reviewing these we seek both to clarify Moore’s approach and to engage with the current debate around the validity of his ideas. Based on this review we argue that there is an emerging excitement in public value and, using the life-cycle model set out by Hirsch and Levin (1999), we situate the developing critique of public value as part of a predictable battle in the development of new ideas in public sector management.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contemporary Issues in Public Management |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Twelfth Annual Conference of the International Research Society of Public Management (IRSPM XII) |
| Editors | Kerry Brown, Myrna Mandell, Craig Furneaux, Sandy Beach |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Queensland University of Technology |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1741072158 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 12th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, 2008 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 26 Mar 2008 → 28 Mar 2008 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110301123458/http://www.irspm2008.bus.qut.edu.au/ |
Conference
| Conference | 12th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, 2008 |
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| Abbreviated title | IRSPM 2008 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Brisbane |
| Period | 26/03/08 → 28/03/08 |
| Other | March 26-28 2008 |
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