Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires
- Written by: Barbara Allen, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
It has been clear that change is coming to the New Zealand public service since the election campaign. Just what impact that change will have is less easy to predict now the new government is installed.
As part of its hundred-day action plan, the National Party initially pledged to “start reducing public sector expenditure by 6.5% on...
