Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7931
Title: Public Value: Conjecture And Refutation, Theory And Ethics
Contributor(s): Grant, Bligh  (author); Fisher, Josie A  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7931
Abstract: This paper explores the theory of Public Value and the debate it has created in public management theory and practice. Public Value was first articulated by Mark Moore (1995). Scholars of public administration have argued, on the one hand, that Public Value can 'solve the puzzle' of 'balancing democracy and efficiency' in democracies (Stoker, 2006a; Wallis and Gregory, 2009) and on the other, that it constitutes a dangerous return to the justification for public managers as 'Platonic guardians' of political systems (Rhodes and Wanna, 2007). We argue that this debate neglects that Moore provides an ethical foundation for public managers to exercise autonomy in decision-making; thereby giving them a renewed legitimacy, importance and confidence when managing for unknowable futures.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ANZAM 2010: 24th Annual Australian New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Managing for Unknowable Futures, Adelaide, Australia, 6th - 10th December, 2010
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the 24th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, p. 1-15
Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
Place of Publication: Brisbane, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150310 Organisation and Management Theory
150303 Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Engagement
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 910405 Public Sector Productivity
910402 Management
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://eprints.usq.edu.au/18713/2/Grant_Fisher_ANZAM_2010_AV.pdf
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