Public value: Positive ethics for Australian local government

摘要: The challenges confronting Australian local government are typically problematised in terms of either economic sustainability and efficiency, or the 'democratic deficit' resultant from amalgamations. Comparatively little attention has been paid to a justification aimed at reinforcing its legitimacy against reform processes initiated by other tiers government. In an attempt rectify this deficit, paper explores applicability Mark Moore's (1995) theory Public Value We argue that despite Rhodes Wanna's (2007) objections Westminster political systems, provides both accurate sociological heuristic normative politics public sector management for