Public value: conjecture and refutation, theory and ethics

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Grant, Bligh and Fisher, Josie. 2010. "Public value: conjecture and refutation, theory and ethics." Gurd, Bruce (ed.) 24th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010). Adelaide, Australia 08 - 10 Dec 2010 Brisbane, Australia.

Paper/Presentation Title	Public value: conjecture and refutation, theory and ethics
Presentation Type	Paper
Authors	Grant, Bligh (Author) and Fisher, Josie (Author)
Editors	Gurd, Bruce
Journal or Proceedings Title	Proceedings of the 24th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010)
Number of Pages	15
Year	2010
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
ISBN	1877040827
Web Address (URL) of Paper	http://www.anzamconference.org/program.asp
Conference/Event	24th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010)
Event Details	Rank C
Event Details	24th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010) Parent Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Delivery In person Event Date 08 to end of 10 Dec 2010 Event Location Adelaide, Australia
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.
Keywords	accountability; governance; new public management; public sector reform
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	380113. Public economics - public choice
	440708. Public administration
	350709. Organisation and management theory
Public Notes	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Byline Affiliations	University of New England
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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