A paradigm shift is happening in organizational management in Local Gvernment. (search: flattening hierarchies). The aspirational, transformational ideas (e.g. efficiency, effectiveness, economy, consistency) that started in the eighties are now being debunked because the goals are not measurable, and are unattainable in just about all cases. Academics were writing about that back in the late nineties and noughties.
What is emerging is the pragmatic Public Service Logic. Meaning: A shift towards akshully serving the public, not punishing them and stealing from them.
Why do Congress members leave office as multi millionaires?
It's certainly NOT due to free trade and free markets.
If they ever leave office. The riggers keep rigging so they stay in office and keep getting richer.
A very perceptive article.
A paradigm shift is happening in organizational management in Local Gvernment. (search: flattening hierarchies). The aspirational, transformational ideas (e.g. efficiency, effectiveness, economy, consistency) that started in the eighties are now being debunked because the goals are not measurable, and are unattainable in just about all cases. Academics were writing about that back in the late nineties and noughties.
What is emerging is the pragmatic Public Service Logic. Meaning: A shift towards akshully serving the public, not punishing them and stealing from them.
Perceptive indeed. Masterfully ties Kuhn's scientific paradigm shift to ALL institutions.
P.S. Love the term "noughties!"
"Reality is an undisputed champion".
There it is, but right now we still have quite a few people wanting to deny reality. I believe that will come to an end soon.
Good one! Thanks.
Thanks for this, I have shared it with my own email distribution list.
Stopped reading right there.